Whitecheek monocle bream (Scolopsis vosmeri)

Scientific name: Scolopsis vosmeri Bloch, 1792

Whitecheek monocle bream (Scolopsis vosmeri)

The Whitecheek monocle bream (Scolopsis vosmeri) is a marine fish of the family Nemipteridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa to the Ryukyu Islands and northern Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Head scales reaching to anterior nostrils. Lower limb f preopercle scaly. Antrorse (forward-directed) suborbital spine present beneath eye. Pelvic fins long, reaching to or just beyond level of anus. Axillary scale present. Color: Variable, usually brownish with a reddish-purple tinge. A broad white vertical bar from top of head onto opercle. Opercular membrane blood-red. Fins greyish with a tinge of red.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scolopsis vosmeri
Family
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Common length
15.0
Depth range
2–25 m (7–82 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 25 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Ryukyu Islands and northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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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