Bridled Monocle Bream, Scolopsis affinis Peters, 1877
Large-eyed Spinecheek, Peters' Monocle Bream, Yellow-tail Spinecheek
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Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Scolopsis
- Species
- affinis
- Family
- Nemipteridae
- Order
- Perciformes
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Kingdom
- Animalia
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- Size Range
- The species grows to about 20 cm in length.
Introduction
The Bridled Monocle Bream is found in tropical reef areas. It is greyish above and silvery below.
Identification
The Bridled Monocle Bream has a moderately elongate, compressed body. It is greyish on the back and silvery below. There is usually a broad yellow to dusky stripe along the side of the body. The tail is yellow with a blue margin.
Habitat
The species occurs in tropical inshore and coral reef waters
Distribution
The Bridled Monocle Bream occurs in the Western Pacific region. In Australia, it is known from the offshore islands of north-western Western Australia and from northern to central Great Barrier Reef, Queensland.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Other behaviours and adaptations
It is a schooling species.
References
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
- Russell, B.C. (1990). FAO Species Catalogue. Nemipterid fishes of the World (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams, Monocle breams, Dwarf monocle breams, and Coral breams - Family Nemipteridae). Rome : FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 12. Pp. 149 . pls VIII.
