Scientific Name
Pempheris vanicolensis
Common Name
Vanikoro sweeper
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 6;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 31 - 43. Usually with greenish shine over the back and most of the head. Anal fin with distinctly black margin, black dorsal fin tip, and pectoral fins yellow without black basal spot (Ref. 48636).