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Bony fish

Yellowstripe Monocle Bream

Scolopsis aurata

Also known as: Blue-nosed Monocle Bream, Coral Bream, Golden Spinecheek, Masked Spinecheek, Spinecheek, Whiptail

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
Adult
@fishx6 · Makunudhoo Island Resort, Maldives · February 20051 / 2
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Overview

Found singly or in loose schools, over sandy bottoms, of lagoons and coastal reefs.
Juveniles found singly, over rubble and coarse sand, in sheltered bays and along reef edges.

Threadfin Breams and Whiptail Breams have excellent eyesight and are usually found close to the bottom looking for prey with a stop start movement.

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How to identify

Pattern
stripes
Head & Mouth
bandit mask

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indian Ocean
  • Country only · 2
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Found singly or in loose schools, over sandy bottoms, of lagoons and coastal reefs.

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Adult photos 2

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyNemipteridae
    6. genusScolopsis
    7. speciesScolopsis aurata (Park, 1797)

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    More in the family

    Threadfin Breams-Whiptail Breams (Nemipteridae)