Scientific Name
Pempheris schomburgkii
Common Name
Glassy sweeper
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 5;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8-9;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 32 - 34. Ventral profile deeply curved in front of anal fin, tapering upward to slender caudal peduncle. Mouth very oblique (Ref. 26938). Scales ctenoid along the back posterior to dorsal fin and ventrally on head and body, otherwise cycloid, coppery with a dark band at base of anal fin; young nearly transparent, silvery over abdomen (Ref. 13442).