Oualan Bullseye, Pempheris oualensis Cuvier 1831

Other Names: Blackspot Sweeper, Cave Sweeper, Copper Sweeper, Keeled Sweeper

An Oualan Bullseye, Pempheris oualensis, in the Murion Islands, Western Australia, November 2019. Source: Alex Hoschke / iNaturalist.org. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:

A dark coppery-brown sweeper becoming coppery on the sides, with a broad black tip and leading edge on the dorsal fin, the caudal fin dark posteriorly, the basal part of anal fin dusky, a large black blotch around the pectoral-fin base, yellow eyes and pinkish pectoral fins.

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Bray, D.J. 2024, Pempheris oualensis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 18 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2488

Oualan Bullseye, Pempheris oualensis Cuvier 1831

More Info

Distribution	Rottnest Island, Western Australia, around the tropical north to the Solitary Islands, New South Wales; also Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea, Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean, reefs in the Coral Sea, and Lord Howe Island Province in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Indo-west-central Pacific. Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs, forming schools in caves and under ledges during the day.
Features	Dorsal fin VI, 9-10; Anal fin III, 36-45; Pectoral fin 16-18; Lateral-line scales 54-79; Scales above lateral-line 5-7; Gill rakers 7-10 + 19-26. Pre-pelvic area narrow and keeled; scales on sides cycloid and deciduous.
Conservation	EPBC Act 1999 : Not listed IUCN Red List : Not Evaluated
Etymology	The species is named oualensis for Oualan Island, the type locality (=Strong Island, Caroline Islands).
Species Citation	Pempheris oualensis Cuvier, 1831, Hist. Nat. Poiss. 7: 299. Type locality: Strong Island (as Oualan Island), Caroline Islands.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2024
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Oualan Bullseye, Pempheris oualensis Cuvier 1831

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