| Family: |
Pempheridae (Sweepers) |
| Max. size: |
15 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: from the Bahamas, Cuba, Tobago, Colombia, Venezuela and Bermuda. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 4-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 22-24. Ctenoid scales along back beginning at nape, on side of body posterior to pectoral fins, and ventrally on head and body; color varies from light yellowish brown, only slightly dusky on back, to blackish on entire upper sides and caudal fin (Ref. 13442). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits holes and crevices in eroded limestone shoreline (Ref. 5521). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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