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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 ...

s native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pempheris adspersa''

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, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' Pempheris adusta''

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Pempheris affinis'' McCulloch, 1911 (Black-tipped sweeper) * ''

Pempheris analis ''Pempheris'' is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pempheris adspersa'' Griffin, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' Pempheris adusta ...

'' Waite, 1910 (Bronze sweeper) * ''

Pempheris andilana ''Pempheris'' is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pempheris adspersa'' Griffin, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' Pempheris adusta ...

'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris argyrea'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * ''

Pempheris bexillon ''Pempheris'' is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pempheris adspersa'' Griffin, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' Pempheris adusta ...

'' Mooi & J. E. Randall, 2014Mooi, R.D. & Randall, J.E. (2014)
''Pempheris bexillon'', a new species of sweeper (Teleostei: Pempheridae) from the Western Indian Ocean.
''Zootaxa, 3780 (2): 388–398.'' * ''

Pempheris bineeshi ''Pempheris'' is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pempheris adspersa'' Griffin, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' Pempheris adusta ...

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Pempheris bruggemanni ''Pempheris'' is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pempheris adspersa'' Griffin, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' Pempheris adusta ...

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Pempheris compressa ''Pempheris'' is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pempheris adspersa'' Griffin, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' Pempheris adusta ...

'' ( J. White, 1790) (Small-scale sweeper) * ''

Pempheris connelli ''Pempheris'' is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pempheris adspersa'' Griffin, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' Pempheris adusta ...

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Pempheris convexa ''Pempheris'' is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pempheris adspersa'' Griffin, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' Pempheris adusta ...

'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2014Randall, J.E. & Victor, B.C. (2014): Four new fishes of the genus ''Pempheris'' (Perciformes: Pempheridae) from the western Indian Ocean. ''Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 12: 61-83.'' * ''

Pempheris cuprea ''Pempheris'' is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pempheris adspersa'' Griffin, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' Pempheris adusta ...

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Pempheris darvelli ''Pempheris'' is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pempheris adspersa'' Griffin, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' Pempheris adusta ...

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Pempheris eatoni ''Pempheris'' is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pempheris adspersa'' Griffin, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' Pempheris adusta ...

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Pempheris ellipse ''Pempheris'' is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pempheris adspersa'' Griffin, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' Pempheris adusta ...

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Pempheris familia ''Pempheris'' is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pempheris adspersa'' Griffin, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' Pempheris adusta ...

'' Koeda & Motomura, 2017 * '' Pempheris flavicycla'' J. E. Randall, Satapoomin & Alpermann, 2013Randall, J.E., Bogorodsky, S.V., Alpermann, T.J., Satapoomin, U., Mooi, R.D. & Mal, A.O. (2013)
''Pempheris flavicycla'', a new pempherid fish from the Indian Ocean, previously identified as ''P. vanicolensis'' Cuvier.
''Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 9: 1-23.'' ** '' P. f. flavicycla'' J. E. Randall, Satapoomin & Alpermann, 2013 (Yellow-eye sweeper) ** '' P. f. marisrubri'' J. E. Randall, Bogorodsky & Alpermann, 2013 * '' Pempheris gasparinii'' H. T. Pinheiro,

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& L. A. Rocha, 2016 (Trindade sweeper)Pinheiro, H.T., Bernardi, G. & Rocha, L.A. (2016): ''Pempheris gasparinii'', a new species of sweeper fish from Trindade Island, southwestern Atlantic (Teleostei, Pempheridae). ''ZooKeys, 561: 105-115.'' * '' Pempheris hadra'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris heemstraorum'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris hollemani'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris ibo'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris japonica'' Döderlein ( de), 1883 * '' Pempheris klunzingeri'' McCulloch, 1911 (Klunzinger's sweeper) * '' Pempheris kruppi'' J. E. Randall, Victor & Aideed, 2015 * '' Pempheris kuriamuria'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris leiolepis'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris malabarica'' G. Cuvier, 1831 * '' Pempheris mangula'' G. Cuvier, 1829 (Black-edged sweeper) * '' Pempheris megalops'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris micromma'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris molucca'' G. Cuvier, 1829 * '' Pempheris multiradiata'' Klunzinger, 1879 (Common sweeper) * '' Pempheris muscat'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris nesogallica'' G. Cuvier, 1831Randall, J.E., Victor, B.C., Alpermann, T.J., Bogorodsky, S.V., Mal, A.O., Satapoomin, U. & Bineesh, K.K. (2014): Rebuttal to Koeda et al. (2014) on the Red Sea fishes of the perciform genus ''Pempheris''. ''Zootaxa, 3887 (3): 377–392.'' * '' Pempheris nyctereutes''

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& Evermann, 1902 * '' Pempheris orbis'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris ornata'' Mooi & R. N. Jubb, 1996 (Orange-lined sweeper) * '' Pempheris otaitensis'' G. Cuvier, 1831 * '' Pempheris oualensis'' G. Cuvier, 1831 (Silver sweeper) * '' Pempheris pathirana'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris peza'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris poeyi'' T. H. Bean, 1885 (Curved sweeper) * ''

Pempheris rapa ''Pempheris'' is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pempheris adspersa'' Louis T. Griffin, Griffin, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' ...

'' Mooi, 1998 * '' Pempheris rhomboidea'' Kossman & Räuber, 1877 (Dusky sweeper) * '' Pempheris rochai'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris rubricauda'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris russellii'' F. Day, 1888 * '' Pempheris sarayu'' J. E. Randall & Bineesh, 2014Randall, J.E. & Bineesh, K.K. (2014)
Review of the fishes of the genus ''Pempheris'' (Perciformes: Pempheridae) of India, with description of a new species and a neotype for ''P. mangula'' Cuvier.
''Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 10: 20-40.'' * ''

Pempheris schomburgkii ''Pempheris'' is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pempheris adspersa'' Griffin, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' Pempheris adusta ...

'' J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848 (Glassy sweeper) * '' Pempheris schreineri'' A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915 * '' Pempheris schwenkii''

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Pempheris sergey'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris shimoni'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris shirleen'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris smithorum'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris tau'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris ternay'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015(seychelles sweeper) * ''

Pempheris tilman ''Pempheris'' is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pempheris adspersa'' Griffin, 1927 (New Zealand bigeye) * '' Pempheris adusta ...

'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris tiran'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris tominagai'' Koeda, Yoshino & Tachihara, 2014Koeda, K., Yoshino, T., Imai, H. & Tachihara, K. (2014): A review of the genus ''Pempheris'' (Perciformes, Pempheridae) of the Red Sea, with description of a new species. ''Zootaxa, 3793 (3): 301–330.'' * '' Pempheris trinco'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris ufuagari'' Koeda, Yoshino & Tachihara, 2013 (Crown sweeper) * '' Pempheris vanicolensis'' G. Cuvier, 1831 (Vanikoro sweeper) * '' Pempheris viridis'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris wilsoni'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris xanthomma'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015 * '' Pempheris xanthoptera''

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, 1963 * '' Pempheris ypsilychnus'' Mooi & R. N. Jubb, 1996 (Ypsilon sweeper) * '' Pempheris zajonzi'' J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015

References

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