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Arabian Monocle Bream

Scolopsis ghanam

Also known as: Arabian Spinecheek, Arabian Threadfin Bream, Coral Bream, Monocle Bream, Paleband Monocle Bream, Paleband Spinecheek, Spinecheek, Whiptail, Coral Breams

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
@designedforx · KE, Kenya · July 20161 / 1

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Overview

Juveniles have a pale, whitish body marked by three dark stripes along the back.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
stripes
Behaviour
bottom dwellingschoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indian Ocean
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RANGE
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Juvenile photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyNemipteridae
    6. genusScolopsis
    7. speciesScolopsis ghanam (Forsskål, 1775)

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