Monogrammed monocle bream

Scolopsis monogramma

Thirty Eight Centimeters Seabream from Indo West Pacific

Monogrammed monocle bream is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 38 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Scolopsis
Maximum length: 38 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: eastern Indian Ocean (Andaman Sea and northwest Australia) to Papua New Guinea, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to northeastern Australia. This species has been previously reported as Scolopsis dubiosus (a junior synonym of Scolopsis taeniopterus ), or misidentified as Scolopsis temporalis .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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