Moluccan bullseye
(Pempheris molucca)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
Scientific names:
Moluccan bullseye
Local names:
Moluccan Sweeper
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climate:
Tropical
Large scales with dark centres form indistinct narrow stripes along body, tapering to smaller dots on rear body and underside, similar to P. multiradiata. Dusky fin tips and tail margins. Some authors consider P. molucca the same as P. malabarica, but the latter is apparently not known from Australian waters. Despite uncertain identity, this species appears distinct from the other species found along the Western Australian coast.
