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Pempheris argyrea Randall & Victor, 2015

Seychelles silver sweeper
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Pempheridae (Sweepers)
Etymology: Pempheris: Greek, pempheris = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335); argyrea: Name from Greek 'argyrea' for silvery; referring to its overall silvery colouration.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 106074). Tropical

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Westen Indian Ocean: Seychelles.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.2 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 38 - 41.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Usually seen in aggregations in the shelter of coral reefs, at times in less than 1 meter depth. Collected using rotenone and spear (Ref. 106074).

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Randall, J.E. and B.C. Victor, 2015. Descriptions of thirty-four new species of the fish genus Pempheris (Perciformes: Pempheridae), with a key to the species of the western Indian Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 18:1-77. (Ref. 106074)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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