Genus Scolopsis

Summary:
A genus of monocle breams with about 20 species characterised by having : a distinct posteriorly-directed suborbital spine, a naked suborbital area, the posterior margin of the preopercle coarsely denticulate or serrate, and jaws without canine teeth.
Author: Bray, D.J. 2019

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Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2019, Scolopsis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 08 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/genus/1370

References

Russell, B.C. 1990. FAO species catalogue. Nemipterid fishes of the world (thread fin breams, whiptail breams, monocle breams, dwarf monocle breams and coral breams). Family Nemipteridae. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the nemipterid species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, No. 125, 149 pp.