Pempheris poeyi Bean, 1885
Curved sweeper

Family:  Pempheridae (Sweepers)
Max. size:  15 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: from the Bahamas, Cuba, Tobago, Colombia, Venezuela and Bermuda.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 4-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 22-24. Ctenoid scales along back beginning at nape, on side of body posterior to pectoral fins, and ventrally on head and body; color varies from light yellowish brown, only slightly dusky on back, to blackish on entire upper sides and caudal fin (Ref. 13442).
Biology:  Inhabits holes and crevices in eroded limestone shoreline (Ref. 5521).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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