Green-striped coral bream

Scaevius milii

Seabream beneath the Pacific Ocean

Green-striped coral bream is known from Western Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Scaevius
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: northwestern Australia from Gulf of Carpentaria to Abrolhos Islands. Also known from Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6192 ). This species has been commonly referred to as Scaevius nicanor Whitley, but Scaevius milii is the older name.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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