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IllustrationConvex sweeper
Pempheris convexa
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Convex sweeper
- Scientific
- Pempheris convexa
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Pempheridae (sweepers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 12 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 10 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A deep-bodied sweeper reaching about 12 cm, living on reefs, rock walls and surge channels.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pempheris-convexa.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.