Pempheris rhomboidea Kossmann & Räuber, 1877
Body small (up to 13 cm), rhomboid and flattened from the sides. Eyes big and short snout. Color reddish-bronze. Fins with a darker edge.
Zachariou-Mamalinga, H. (1990). The fishes of Symi, Dodecanese. Their scientific, vernacular, common modern Greek and ancient Greek names. Annales dei Musei Goulandris 8: 309-416
First Sighting
pathway new/ CBD classification
common name
Biology/Ecology
Impacts on Biodiversity
Impacts on health and ecosystem services
Edible
Danger
First Sighting
1983
pathway new/ CBD classification
UNA
common name
Biology/Ecology
It is a neritic species, inhabiting shallow waters, around coral reefs and rocky outcrops of tropical and temperate waters. It preys at nights on zooplankton.
Impacts on Biodiversity
No impact on biodiversity has been reported to date.
Impacts on health and ecosystem services
No impact on health and ecosystem services has been reported to date.
Edible
Danger
Records of Pempheris rhomboidea
Sites where Pempheris rhomboidea has been recorded in the Hellenic Sea.