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Maldives sweeper
Pempheris hadra
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Maldives sweeper
- Scientific
- Pempheris hadra
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Pempheridae (sweepers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 12 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Open water over reefs and the atoll shelf
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A deep-bodied, coppery sweeper reaching about 12 cm. It schools in reef caves by day.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pempheris-hadra.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.