two-lined monocle bream

Scolopsis bilineata

Twenty Five Centimeters Seabream of Japanese Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
South Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Scolopsis bilineata, the two-lined monocle bream, bridled monocle bream, bridled spinecheek, double-lined coral bream or yellow-finned spine-cheek, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams. This species is found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Scolopsis
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives (Ref. 11303 ) and the Laccadive Islands to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 37816 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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