Lattice monocle bream (Scolopsis taenioptera)

Scientific name: Scolopsis taenioptera Cuvier, 1830

Lattice monocle bream (Scolopsis taenioptera)

The Lattice monocle bream (Scolopsis taenioptera) is a marine fish of the family Nemipteridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Head scales reaching forward to between level of anterior margin of eyes and posterior nostrils. Lower limb of preopercle naked. Antrorse (forward-directed) suborbital spine absent. Pelvic fins long, reaching to or beyond level of anus. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body greyish-yellow, whitish below. A narrow blue stripe joining eyes just behind nostrils. A blue stripe from middle of upper lip to lower edge of eye. Upper part of pectoral-fin base with a reddish-orange spot.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scolopsis taenioptera
Family
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
15.0
Depth range
50 m (164 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Taiwan to northern Australia. This species has been misidentified as Scolopsis cancellatus (a junior synonym of Scolopsis lineatus). Some authors have also treated this species under the name Scolopsis dubiosus, which is a junior synonym.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.4-1)

Sources

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

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