Pempheris rochai, commonly known as Rocha's sweeper, is a species of sweeper fish of the family Pempheridae.[1] It's found in the northern Indian Ocean, on shallow reefs along the coast of Oman.[2]
| Pempheris rochai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Pempheridae |
| Genus: | Pempheris |
| Species: | P. rochai
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| Binomial name | |
| Pempheris rochai J. E. Randall & Victor, 2015
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Etymology
editIt was named after Luiz A. Rocha to honor his contributions to ichthyology.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Randall, John E.; Victor, Benjamin C. (2015-12-28). "Descriptions of thirty-four new species of the fish genus Pempheris (Perciformes: Pempheridae), with a key to the species of the western Indian Ocean". Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 18: 1–77. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1045550.
- ^ "Pempheris rochai, Rocha's sweeper". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
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