Bridled monocle bream (Scolopsis frenatus)

Scientific name: Scolopsis frenatus Cuvier, 1830

The Bridled monocle bream (Scolopsis frenatus) is a marine fish of the family Nemipteridae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, including the Seychelles, Chagos Archipelago, Mauritius, R?union and Madagascar.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Head scales reaching to between anterior margin of eyes and posterior nostrils. Lower limb of preopercle naked. Antrorse (forward-directed) suborbital spine absent. Pelvic fins long, reaching to or just beyond level of anus. Upper lobe of caudal fin slightly longer than lower lobe in larger specimens. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body blue or olive green, white below. A yellow stripe from top of snout, through upper part of eye and arching on back to upper part of caudal peduncle. A narrow yellow stripe from top of head running along base of dorsal fin, this stripe disappearing with age. Juveniles blue on upper half of body, white below.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scolopsis frenatus
Family
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
26.0
Common length
17.0
Depth range
5–20 m (16–66 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: including the Seychelles, Chagos Archipelago, Mauritius, R?union and Madagascar.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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