Javanese monocle bream

Scolopsis japonica

Seabream of Philippine Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Scolopsis japonica, the Javan monocle bream or whitecheek monocle bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams. This fish is found in the western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Scolopsis
Maximum length: 16.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: from southern Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, southern China and Vietnam, south to n. and nw. Australia; also Singapore, Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea, East Malaysia, w. Indonesia, and the Philippines.

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