Thumbprint monocle bream (Scolopsis bimaculata)

Scientific name: Scolopsis bimaculata R?ppell, 1828

Thumbprint monocle bream (Scolopsis bimaculata)

The Thumbprint monocle bream (Scolopsis bimaculata) is a marine fish of the family Nemipteridae. Native range: Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Persian Gulf and from Muscat, Oman to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique. Also from Madagascar, Sri Lanka and the Bay of Bengal.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Head scales reaching forward to level of posterior nostrils. Lower limb of preopercle scaly. Antrorse (forward-directed) suborbital spine absent. Pelvic fins long, reaching to between level of anus and origin of anal fin. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body grey, whitish below. A blue stripe joining eyes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scolopsis bimaculata
Family
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
31.0
Common length
13.0
Depth range
60 m (197 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 60 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Persian Gulf and from Muscat, Oman to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique. Also from Madagascar, Sri Lanka and the Bay of Bengal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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