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Pempheridae (Sweepers)
Etymology: Pempheris: Greek, pempheris = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335); bineeshi: Named for K.K. Bineesh, ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) in Kochi, Kerala.
Eponymy: Dr K K Bineesh (d: 1981) is an Indian biologist who holds a master’s degree and a doctorate awarded by Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala (2015). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 10 - 30 m (Ref. 106074). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 106074); 10.1 cm SL (female)
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Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E. and B.C. Victor, 2015. Descriptions of thirty-four new species of the fish genus Pempheris (Perciformes: Pempheridae), with a key to the species of the western Indian Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 18:1-77. (Ref. 106074)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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