WoRMS taxon details
Pempheris schomburgkii Müller & Troschel, 1848
277068 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:277068)
accepted
Species
Pempheris mexicana Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pempheris muelleri Poey, 1860 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pempheris mulleri Poey, 1860 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Pempheris mülleri Poey, 1860 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Pempheris schomburgki Müller & Troschel, 1848 · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Schomburgk, R. H. (1848). The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical description of the island and an account of its geology and natural productions. London. i-xx + 1-722. 7 pls. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Pempheris schomburgkii Müller & Troschel, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277068 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Schomburgk, R. H. (1848). The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical description of the island and an account of its geology and natural productions. London. i-xx + 1-722. 7 pls. [details]
original description (of Pempheris mexicana Cuvier, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 308 [details]
original description (of Pempheris mexicana Cuvier, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 308 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | glassy sweepercopper sweeper [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | barrendero transparente | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (36 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Pempheris schomburgki Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pempheris schomburgkii)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pempheris schomburgki Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Pempheris mexicana Cuvier, 1831)
To Fishbase (from synonym Pempheris muelleri Poey, 1860)
To FishBase images (Pempheris schomburgkii, Curaçao I., by Wirtz, P.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 48 proteins) (from synonym Pempheris schomburgki Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pempheris schomburgkii RAD107271-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pempheris schomburgkii RAD107271-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Pempheris schomburgki Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pempheris schomburgkii)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pempheris schomburgki Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Pempheris mexicana Cuvier, 1831)
To Fishbase (from synonym Pempheris muelleri Poey, 1860)
To FishBase images (Pempheris schomburgkii, Curaçao I., by Wirtz, P.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 48 proteins) (from synonym Pempheris schomburgki Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pempheris schomburgkii RAD107271-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pempheris schomburgkii RAD107271-001)
To ITIS
