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Pempheris adusta Bleeker, 1877

Dusky sweeper
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded in Nasugbu (Ref. 107853). Known from North East Cay, Culion I., Busuanga, Iloilo, Sicogon islands (Ref. 95675).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Koeda, K., T. Yoshino, H. Imai and K. Tachinara, 2014
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Curved bullseye, Donker veër, Mørk fejer, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Pempheridae (Sweepers)
Etymology: Pempheris: Greek, pempheris = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335);  adusta: Name from Latin 'flavi' meaning yellow, and 'cycla' for ring, referring to the bright yellow ring encircling the pupil, which is often still apparent in recently preserved specimens..
  More on author: Bleeker.

Issue
Pempheris flavicycla flavicycla was considered as synonym of P. adusta by Koeda et al., 2014 (Ref. 95675) but valid according to Randall et al., 2014 (Ref.95583); and Pempheris flavicycla marisrubri as synonym of P. erythraea in Golani et al., 2018 Ref. 120578. Please send references, or more studies are needed.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 95675).   Subtropical

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