Size: 3-6 in.
ID: Dark band at anal fin base, Shiny copper color
Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned fishes
Order: Perciformes / Perch-like fishes
Family: Pempheridae / Sweepers
Genus Species: Pempheris schomburgki / Glassy
Sweeper
Habitat: caves or dark reef areas
Typical food: tiny plankton
Other information: "sweep" the water at night for plankton;
drift in schools; also called "Copper Sweeper"
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