---
title: "Silver Sweep"
description: "Scorpis lineolata — Ryby. The silver sweep (Scorpis lineolata), also known as the false pompano, sweep, trumps or windawindawi, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the subfamily Scorpidinae of the sea chub family Kyphosidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/silver-sweep
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Silver Sweep

> Scorpis lineolata — Ryby. The silver sweep (Scorpis lineolata), also known as the false pompano, sweep, trumps or windawindawi,  is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the subfamily Scorpidinae of the sea chub family Kyphosidae.

- Scientific name: *Scorpis lineolata*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 2245
- Wikidata: [Q2611007](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2611007)
- iNaturalist taxon: [447407](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/447407)

## Names

- en: Silver Sweep
- de: Silberfeger

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1785), NZ (317)

## Summary

The silver sweep (Scorpis lineolata), also known as the false pompano, sweep, trumps or windawindawi,  is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the subfamily Scorpidinae of the sea chub family Kyphosidae. It is native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean from Australia to New Zealand.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_sweep

## Photo

![Silver Sweep](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/silver-sweep/medium.jpg)

Photo: marsyd · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202252912

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/silver-sweep?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).