🌊 Marine
🌡️ Tropical
Shimoni sweeper
Pempheris shimoni Randall & Victor, 2015
📖 Overview
Collected from reef flat with dead coral and sand . Depth range (1-10 m) given by B. Victor (pers. comm. 10/18).
Scientific Name
Pempheris shimoni
Authority
Randall & Victor, 2015
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Max Length
13.3 cm
Depth Range
1–10 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
25.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Acropomatiformes
Acropomatiformes
Family
Pempheridae
Pempheridae
Genus
Pempheris
Pempheris
Species
Shimoni sweeper
Pempheris shimoni
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 37 - 41. : short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Shimoni sweeper is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 10 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Kenya.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.0138 × L3.02
(TL)
Max TL
13.3cm
Dorsal Spines
6
Dorsal Rays
9
Anal Spines
3
Anal Rays
39
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
25.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Randall & Victor, 2015
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