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Saw-jawed monocle bream (Scolopsis ciliata)
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Saw-jawed monocle bream (Scolopsis ciliata) specimen
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Nemipteridae

Saw-jawed monocle bream

Scolopsis ciliata

Seabream from Indo West Pacific

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Scolopsis ciliata, the saw-jawed monocle bream, ciliate spinecheek, silver-line spinecheek or whitestreak monocle bream is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams. This fish is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Maximum length
25 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea, Ryukyu Islands, Philippines, Indonesia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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