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Bullseye

Pempheris compressa (White, 1790)

Status not recordedbony fish

The bullseye (Pempheris compressa) is a species in the family Pempheridae, order Acropomatiformes.

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Quick facts about the bullseye

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 bullseye live?

Not recorded

Is the bullseye 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 bullseye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcropomatiformes
  5. familyPempheridae
  6. genusPempheris
  7. SpeciesPempheris compressa (White, 1790)

Synonyms Kurtus argenteus, Pempheris compressus, Pempheris touea, Sparus compressus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Deep bullseyeEnglish
  • Small-scale bullseyeEnglish
  • Smallscale bullseyeEnglish
  • metařík stlačenýCzech
  • Papudinha-elegantePortuguese
  • 黑鳍拟金眼鲷Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bullseye

Other species in the same genus Pempheris.

Bigeye

Pempheris adspersa

PempheridaeNo free photo yet

Cave sweeper

Pempheris oualensis

PempheridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bullseye?

The bullseye (Pempheris compressa) belongs to the family Pempheridae in the order Acropomatiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bullseye (Pempheris compressa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pempheris-compressa

MLA

“Bullseye (Pempheris compressa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pempheris-compressa.

BibTeX
@misc{pempheris_compressa_2026,
  title = {Bullseye (Pempheris compressa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pempheris-compressa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}