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Sweeper (other)
A sweeper is a small tropical fish of the family ''Pempheridae''. Sweeper or sweepers may also refer to: Literature * The Sweepers (poem), "The Sweepers" (poem), by Rudyard Kipling * The Sweepers (play), ''The Sweepers'' (play), by John C. Picardi, about Italian-Americans in WWII Boston Entertainment * Sweepers (film), ''Sweepers'' (film), a 1998 American and South African action film * Lu Tze, a character nicknamed 'Sweeper' in the ''Discworld'' series * Sweeper (Black Cat), Sweeper (''Black Cat''), a bounty hunter from the manga series ''Black Cat'' Sports * Sweeper (association football), a defensive position in association football * Sweeper (baseball), a variation of a slider pitch in baseball * Sweeper (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse * Sweeper, in Curling#Sweeping, curling, player who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock Other uses * Street sweeper, a person whose job is cleaning the streets or a machine for doing the same * Carpet sweeper, a mechanical device for cleanin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweeper
Sweepers are small, tropical marine (occasionally brackish) ray-finned fish of the family (biology), family Pempheridae. Found in the western Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific region, the family contains about 80 species in two genus, genera. One species (''Pempheris xanthoptera'') is the target of subsistence fishery, fisheries in Japan, where the fish is much enjoyed for its taste. Sweepers are occasionally kept in marine aquaria. Description Deeply keeled, compressed bodies and large eyes typify sweepers, their form somewhat like Freshwater hatchetfish, hatchetfish; both cycloid and ctenoid scale (zoology), scales may be present. The small, short dorsal fin begins before the body's midpoint and may have four to seven spines; the anal fin is extensive and usually has three spines. The mouth is subterminal and strongly oblique. Species of the genus ''Parapriacanthus'' have much more cylindrical bodies. Some species possess photophores. All but the curved sweeper (''Pempheris po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |