Pearly monocle bream

Scolopsis margaritifera

Twenty Eight Centimeters Seabream of Australian Waters

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

Scolopsis margaritifera, the pearly monocle bream or pearly spinecheek, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams. This fish is found in the marginally in the eastern Indian Ocean and in the western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Scolopsis
Maximum length: 28 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: South China Sea to Vanuatu and northwestern Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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