Whitecheek Monocle Bream, Scolopsis japonica (Bloch 1793)
Other Names: White-band Spinecheek, White-cheeked Monocle Bream, White-cheeked Monocle-bream
A Whitecheek Monocle Bream, Scolopsis vosmeri, from Sorsogon Public Market, Philippines. Source: Jeffrey T. Williams, Division of Fishes, Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
In Australia, this species was previously known as Scolopsis vosmeri, which occurs in the northern Indian Ocean and Andaman Sea to western Indonesia, East Malaysia and Brunei.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2022, Scolopsis japonica in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/622
Whitecheek Monocle Bream, Scolopsis japonica (Bloch 1793)
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Distribution |
Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia, to Cape Arnhem, Northern Territory. Elsewhere the species occurs in the western Pacific Ocean from western Indonesia and north-western Australia, east to the Philippines and north to southern Japan. |
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Species Citation |
Anthias japonicus Bloch 1793, Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 7: 5, Pl. 325 (fig. 2). Type locality: Japan. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
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Whitecheek Monocle Bream, Scolopsis japonica (Bloch 1793)
References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. (as Scolopsis vosmeri)
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. (as Scolopsis vosmeri)
Bloch, M.E. 1793. Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin. v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. (as Scolopsis vosmeri)
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. (as Scolopsis vosmeri)
Russell, B.C. 1990. FAO Species Catalogue. Nemipterid fishes of the World (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams, Monocle breams, Dwarf monocle breams, and Coral breams — Family Nemipteridae). Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 12. Rome : FAO 149 pp. VIII pls. (as Scolopsis vosmeri, in part)
Russell, B.C. 2001. Nemipteridae. pp. 3051-3089 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. (as Scolopsis vosmeri in part)
Russell, B.C., Bogorodsky, S.V., Mal, A.O., Bineesh, K.K. & Alpermann, T.J. 2022. The taxonomic identity of the monocle bream Scolopsis vosmeri species complex (Perciformes: Nemipteridae), with comments on molecular phylogenetic relationships within the genus Scolopsis. Zootaxa 5105: 501-538. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5105.4.3
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. (as Scolopsis vosmeri)
