Moluccan Sweeper
Pempheris molucca
Also known as: Black-edged Sweeper, Black-tipped Bullseye, Bullseye, Green-back Bullseye, Hatchet Fish, Molucca Sweeper
- Black-edged Sweeper
- Black-tipped Bullseye
- Bullseye
- Green-back Bullseye
- Hatchet Fish
- Molucca Sweeper
Overview
Found in schools, during the day sheltering in caves, under ledges, harbours and in shipwrecks, dispersing at night to hunt for food, over coral and rocky reefs.
Sweepers school during the day, but at night they float high above the bottom to hunt for larger zooplankton.
Several species are triangular shaped.
How to identify
- Pattern
- black spot
- Body shape
- triangle
- Fins & Tail
- black fin tips
- Behaviour
- nocturnalschoolingshelters in caves
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
- Exact location · 1
- Country only · 1
Found in schools, during the day sheltering in caves, under ledges, harbours and in shipwrecks, dispersing at night to hunt for food, over coral and rocky reefs.
Adult photos 2
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