swanky sweeper
Pempheris schwenkii
- Usual depth3–7 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Pempheris is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pempheris”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 13 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 33 records
- June: 13 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–7 m · Deepest record: 33 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- swanky sweeper
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Poisson hachette de Schwenk
- Japanese
- Minamihatampo, ミナミハタンポ
Other scientific names: Pempheris schwencki, Pempheris schwenki, Pempheris swenkii
Similar species
Silver sweeperPempheris oualensis
- Vanikoro sweeper
Pempheris vanicolensis
- Glassfish
Parapriacanthus ransonneti
- Guenther's Sweeper
Parapriacanthus guentheri
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).
- 1,674 open-data records from 1855 to 2023.
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