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Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Nemipteridae Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams

Genus: Scolopsis

(See list of species below)


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20 species (see list below)
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Photo by Greenfield, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Scolopsis affinis Peters, 1877

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Scolopsis affinis
[Peters' monocle bream]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Scolopsis aurata (Park, 1797)

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Scolopsis aurata
[Yellowstripe monocle bream]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Scolopsis bilineata (Bloch, 1793)

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Scolopsis bilineata
[Two-lined monocle bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Scolopsis bimaculata Rüppell, 1828

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Scolopsis bimaculata
[Thumbprint monocle bream]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Scolopsis ciliata (Lacepède, 1802)

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Scolopsis ciliata
[Saw-jawed monocle bream]
No picture found
 
Scolopsis curite
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Scolopsis frenata (Cuvier, 1830)

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Scolopsis frenata
[Bridled monocle bream]

Photo by Field, R.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Scolopsis ghanam (Fabricius, 1775)

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Scolopsis ghanam
[Arabian monocle bream]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.1 cm SL
 
Scolopsis japonica
[Javanese monocle bream]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.4 cm SL
 
Scolopsis lacrima
[Teary monocle bream]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Scolopsis lineata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

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Scolopsis lineata
[Striped monocle bream]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Scolopsis margaritifera (Cuvier, 1830)

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Scolopsis margaritifera
[Pearly monocle bream]
No picture found

Max. Length 22.6 cm SL
 
Scolopsis meridiana
[Sahul monocle bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Scolopsis monogramma (Cuvier, 1830)

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Scolopsis monogramma
[Monogrammed monocle bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Scolopsis taeniata (Cuvier, 1830)

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Scolopsis taeniata
[Black-streaked monocle bream]

Photo by Kuiter, R.H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Scolopsis taenioptera (Cuvier, 1830)

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Scolopsis taenioptera
[Lattice monocle bream]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Scolopsis temporalis (Cuvier, 1830)

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Scolopsis temporalis
[Bald-spot monocle bream]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Scolopsis trilineata Kner, 1868

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Scolopsis trilineata
[Three-lined monocle bream]

Photo by Field, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17.3 cm SL
Scolopsis vosmeri (Bloch, 1792)

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Scolopsis vosmeri
[Whitecheek monocle bream]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Scolopsis xenochrous Günther, 1872

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Scolopsis xenochrous
[Oblique-barred monocle bream]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Scolopsis affinis Peters' monocle bream Western Pacific 24 TL 1877
Scolopsis aurata Yellowstripe monocle bream Indian Ocean 26 TL 1797
Scolopsis bilineata Two-lined monocle bream Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1793
Scolopsis bimaculata Thumbprint monocle bream Indian Ocean 31 TL 1828
Scolopsis ciliata Saw-jawed monocle bream Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1802
Scolopsis curite Indian Ocean, from the Ar 1815
Scolopsis frenata Bridled monocle bream Western Indian Ocean 26 TL 1830
Scolopsis ghanam Arabian monocle bream Indian Ocean 30 TL 1775
Scolopsis japonica Javanese monocle bream Western Pacific 16.1 SL 1793
Scolopsis lacrima Teary monocle bream Western Pacific 21.4 SL 2019
Scolopsis lineata Striped monocle bream Eastern Indian Ocean and 25 TL 1824
Scolopsis margaritifera Pearly monocle bream Western Pacific 28 TL 1830
Scolopsis meridiana Sahul monocle bream Indo-West Pacific 22.6 SL 2018
Scolopsis monogramma Monogrammed monocle bream Indo-West Pacific 38 TL 1830
Scolopsis taeniata Black-streaked monocle bream Western Indian Ocean 36 TL 1830
Scolopsis taenioptera Lattice monocle bream Western Pacific 25 SL 1830
Scolopsis temporalis Bald-spot monocle bream Western Pacific 35 SL 1830
Scolopsis trilineata Three-lined monocle bream Western Pacific 25 TL 1868
Scolopsis vosmeri Whitecheek monocle bream Indo-West Pacific 17.3 SL 1792
Scolopsis xenochrous Oblique-barred monocle bream Indo-West Pacific 22 TL 1872



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