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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nemipteridae Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams

Genus: Scolopsis

(See list of species below)


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17 species (see list below)

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Photo by Greenfield, J.

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

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Scolopsis affinis
[Peters' monocle bream]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

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

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Scolopsis aurata
[Yellowstripe monocle bream]

Photo by Patzner, R.

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

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Scolopsis bilineata
[Two-lined monocle bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scolopsis bimaculata
[Thumbprint monocle bream]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

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

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Scolopsis ciliata
[Saw-jawed monocle bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scolopsis frenata
[Bridled monocle bream]

Photo by Field, R.

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

Photo by Field, R.
 
Scolopsis ghanam
[Arabian monocle bream]

Photo by Bineesh, K K

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
Scolopsis igcarensis Mishra, Biswas, Russell, Stapathy & Selvanatagam, 2013

Photo by Bineesh, K K
 
Scolopsis igcarensis
[Igcar monocle bream]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

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

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Scolopsis lineata
[Striped monocle bream]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

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

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Scolopsis margaritifera
[Pearly monocle bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scolopsis monogramma
[Monogrammed monocle bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scolopsis taeniata
[Black-streaked monocle bream]

Photo by Kuiter, R.H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Scolopsis taenioptera (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Kuiter, R.H.
 
Scolopsis taenioptera
[Lattice monocle bream]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

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

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Scolopsis temporalis
[Bald-spot monocle bream]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

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

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Scolopsis trilineata
[Three-lined monocle bream]

Photo by Field, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Scolopsis vosmeri (Bloch, 1792)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Scolopsis vosmeri
[Whitecheek monocle bream]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

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

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Scolopsis xenochroa
[Oblique-barred monocle bream]
17 Species of Family Nemipteridae with Genus Scolopsis
(Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1877 Scolopsis affinis Peters' monocle bream Western Pacific 24 TL
1797 Scolopsis aurata Yellowstripe monocle bream Indian Ocean 26 TL
1793 Scolopsis bilineata Two-lined monocle bream Indo-West Pacific 25 TL
1828 Scolopsis bimaculata Thumbprint monocle bream Indian Ocean 31 TL
1802 Scolopsis ciliata Saw-jawed monocle bream Indo-West Pacific 25 TL
1830 Scolopsis frenata Bridled monocle bream Western Indian Ocean 26 TL
1775 Scolopsis ghanam Arabian monocle bream Indian Ocean 30 TL
2013 Scolopsis igcarensis Igcar monocle bream Indian Ocean 14.8 SL
1824 Scolopsis lineata Striped monocle bream Eastern Indian Ocean and 25 TL
1830 Scolopsis margaritifera Pearly monocle bream Western Pacific 28 TL
1830 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 30 SL
1830 Scolopsis temporalis Bald-spot monocle bream Western Pacific 35 SL
1868 Scolopsis trilineata Three-lined monocle bream Western Pacific 25 TL
1792 Scolopsis vosmeri Whitecheek monocle bream Indo-West Pacific 25 TL
1872 Scolopsis xenochroa Oblique-barred monocle bream Indo-West Pacific 22 TL



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