Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Glassy Sweeper
Pempheris schomburgkii
Glassy Sweeper
Also known as: Copper Sweeper
Category: Sweepers
Scientific Name: Pempheris schomburgkii
Size: 3 to 5 in. (7.5 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 15-80 ft. (5-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acropomatiformes (Order)
     └Pempheridae (Family)
      └Pempheris (Genus)

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Glassy Sweeper



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