Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acropomatiformes (Order)
     └Pempheridae (Family)
      └Pempheris (Genus)

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Sweepers

Vanikoro sweeper

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