Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Vanikoro sweeper
Pempheris vanicolensis
Vanikoro sweeper
Category: Sweepers
Scientific Name: Pempheris vanicolensis
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acropomatiformes (Order)
     └Pempheridae (Family) Sweepers
      └Pempheris (Genus)
       └P. vanicolensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218701🔗
iNaturalist ID: 120659🔗

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