Vanikoro Sweeper

Pempheris vanicolensis

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Habitat: Reef crevice
Max size: 20 cm
Depth: 1-25 m
Family: Pempheridae

Pempheris vanicolensis, the Vanikoro sweeper or greenback bullseye is a species of Indo-Pacific fish from the family Pempheridae, the sweepers.

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Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Two coppery sweepers that gather in caves by day. Vanikoro Sweeper has a greenish sheen on the back and head, a clear black edge along its long anal fin, a black tip to the dorsal fin, and yellow pectoral fins with no black at the base. Copper Sweeper is copper-brown with a black spot at the base of the pectoral fin, and no black edge on the anal or tail fin.

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