Pempheris poeyi
| Pempheris poeyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pempheridae |
| Genus: | Pempheris |
| Species: | P. poeyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pempheris poeyi Bean, 1885
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Pempheris poeyi, the curved sweeper and shortfin sweeper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sweeper in the family Pempheridae from the western Atlantic Ocean.
Description[edit]
Pempherus poeyi has a moderately deep, highly compressed body with a straight dorsal profile. It has relatively large eyes and a large oblique mouth.[2] They have 4-5 spines and 8-9 soft rays in their dorsal fins while there are 3 spines, and 22-24 soft rays in the anal fin. They vary in colour from light yellowish brown, slightly duskier dorsally, to blackish on entire upper flanks and tail.[3] There is a horizontal indistinct darkish band along the flanks.[2] It attains a maximum length of 7.2 centimetres (2.8 in) standard length and 15 centimetres (5.9 in) total length.[1]
Distribution[edit]
Pempheris poeyi live in the Western Atlantic. This includes the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles, Colombia, and the island of Bermuda.
Habitat and biology[edit]
Pempheris poeyi is nocturnal and spends the day in schools in caves, under ledges, or among dense branching coral. It is known for not having a gas bladder.[1] This species is found at depths between 2 and 20 metres (6.6 and 65.6 ft)It comes out of its sheltering places at night to feed on zooplankton in the water column. The larvae are pelagic.[2]
Species description and etymology[edit]
Pempheris poeyi was described by Tarleton Hoffman Bean in 1885,[4] he found the type among specimens collected by Felipe Poey in Cuba and deposited in the United States National Museum. It was in a bottle with Poey's type of P. mülleri and Hoffman named the new species in Poey's honour.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Dooley, J.; Collette, B.; Aiken, K.A.; Marechal, J.; Pina Amargos, F.; Kishore, R.; Singh-Renton, S. (2015). "Pempheris poeyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16749571A16750082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16749571A16750082.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Species: Pempheris poeyi, Curved sweeper, Shortfin sweeper". Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2020). "Pempheris poeyi" in FishBase. December 2020 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pempheris poeyi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Tarleton H Bean (1885). "Description of a new species of Pempheris (Pempheris poeyi) from Cuba". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 8 (516): 229–230.