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Dusky sweeper

Pempheris adusta Bleeker, 1877

Status not recordedbony fish

The dusky sweeper (Pempheris adusta) is a species in the family Pempheridae, order Acropomatiformes.

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Quick facts about the dusky sweeper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dusky sweeper live?

Not recorded

Is the dusky sweeper endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dusky sweeper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcropomatiformes
  5. familyPempheridae
  6. genusPempheris
  7. SpeciesPempheris adusta Bleeker, 1877

Synonyms Pempheris adustus, Pempheris flavicycla, Pempheris flavicycla flavicycla, Pempheris flavicycla marisrubri

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • metařík osmahlýCzech
  • Balayeur sombreFrench
  • リュウキュウハタンポJapanese
  • Papudinha-escuraPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dusky sweeper

Other species in the same genus Pempheris.

Bigeye

Pempheris adspersa

PempheridaeNo free photo yet

Cave sweeper

Pempheris oualensis

PempheridaeNo free photo yet

Bullseye

Pempheris compressa

PempheridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dusky sweeper?

The dusky sweeper (Pempheris adusta) belongs to the family Pempheridae in the order Acropomatiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dusky sweeper (Pempheris adusta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-sweeper

MLA

“Dusky sweeper (Pempheris adusta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-sweeper.

BibTeX
@misc{dusky_sweeper_2026,
  title = {Dusky sweeper (Pempheris adusta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-sweeper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}