Blacktip Bullseye

About this species

Pempheris affinis, the black-tipped bullseye, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Pempheridae, the sweepers. It is from the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 77 records
February: 81 records
March: 88 records
April: 84 records
May: 67 records
June: 42 records
July: 35 records
August: 42 records
September: 55 records
October: 69 records
November: 68 records
December: 84 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–35 m · Deepest record: 77 m

0–10 m: 22 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 6 records
30–40 m: 3 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–24 °C

16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 8 records
20–22 °C: 37 records
22–24 °C: 36 records

Photos

(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Joanna Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Blacktip Bullseye, Black-tipped Bullseye

Names in 1 more languages

Simplified Chinese: 安芬拟金眼鲷

Similar species

smallscaled bull's-eye
Pempheris compressa
Klunzinger's Bullseye
Pempheris klunzingeri
largescaled bulls-eye
Pempheris multiradiata
Silver sweeper
Pempheris oualensis
swanky sweeper
Pempheris schwenkii
Pempheris xanthoptera

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,231 open-data records from 1910 to 2023.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.