Pempheris vanicolensis | University of the Philippines Mindanao | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Pempheris vanicolensis
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Actinopterygii
  • Order » Perciformes
  • Family » Pempheridae
  • Genus » Pempheris
  • Species » vanicolensis
  • Pempheris vanicolensis
    (Vanikoro sweeper)
  • Description »  

    Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 25 m . Tropical; 26°N - 32°S, 92°E - 170°W

    Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed;

    Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 31 - 43. Usually with greenish shine over the back and most of the head. Anal fin with distinctly black margin, black dorsal fin tip, and pectoral fins yellow without black basal spot . Body depth 2.2-2.4 in SL . Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.

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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »  
  • Species ID by »  
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao
  • Collection Code »   [FDP_STAC_2211_028A]
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Not Evaluated (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »  
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524560
  • Curated by »   mafortaleza-dc (Maybelle Fortaleza)
  • Last Updated »   Nov. 28, 2024, 1:23 p.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    ATCGGCACCTTATATTTAGTATTCGGAGCATGGGCCGGAATAGTCGGCACAGCCCTGAGTCTGCTCATTCGTGCAGAGCTCAGCCAGCCCGGATCACTCTTAGGCGACGATCAAATCTATAATGTTATTGTCACAGCCCACGCGTTTGTGATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATAATCGGAGGCTTTGGAAACTGACTGATTCCCCTCATGATTGGGGCCCCTGACATGGCCTTCCCTCGTATAAACAACATAAGCTTCTGACTCTTACCCCCCTCATTTCTGCTTCTTCTCGCTTCTTCCGGGGTTGAAGCCGGGGCCGGAACTGGTTGAACCGTGTACCCCCCTCTAGCTGGGAACCTAGCTCACGCTGGTGCATCCGTTGACCTTACAATCTTTTCTCTCCACTTAGCGGGTGTTTCGTCAATTCTTGGCGCAATTAATTTTATTACAACAATCGTTAATATGAAGCCCCCTGCCATGATCCCCTACAACCTTCCCCTATTCGTCTGGGCCGTCTTAATTACTGCCGTTCTTCTTCTTCTCTCACTTCCGGTTCTTGCTGCTGGCATTACTATGCTTCTGACAGACCGAAACCTCAATACAACCTTTTTCGACCCGGCAGGAGGGGGGGACCCCATTTTATATCAGCATCTATCCTGA

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