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Pempheris schwenkii
As recorded: Pempheris schwenkii Bleeker, 1855
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pempheridae
- Collected by
- Local fisherman Rajkumar
- Date
- March 18, 2010
- Locality
- India; off Tuticorin
- Island
- India
- Depth
- 13 m
- Identified by
- Koeda\JER
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 18, 2010, Local fisherman Rajkumar also collected 2 other specimens.
Pempheris schwenkii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2010. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-23.

2026-09-23
Numazu, JP-SZ, JP
(c) Nigel Marsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-05
25F8+JF Lumira, Kaimana Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) TGriffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-19
Hong Kong Island, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong Island, HK
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-29
Motobu, Kunigami-Gun, Okinawa, JP
(c) sharkdevotee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-21
Oyster Bridge, Lyndon WA 6701, Australia
(c) J. Martin Crossley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2021-10-05
Point Anderson-Yalabaya, Lyndon WA 6701, Australia
(c) J. Martin Crossley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pempheris schwenkii. BPBM 41096. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090183566. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/41096.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090183566 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
