- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- NEMIPTERIDAE
- Scolopsis
- xenochrous
Oblique-bar Monocle Bream, Scolopsis xenochrous Günther 1872
Other Names: Bluestripe Coral Bream, Blue-stripe Spinecheek, Obliquebarred Monocle Bream, Oblique-barred Monocle Bream, Pearl-streaked Monocle Bream
An Oblique-bar Monocle Bream, Scolopsis xenochrous, in Lembeh Strait, north Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 2018. Source: Rickard Zerpe / Flickr. License: CC BY Attribution
Summary:
A greyish-brown goatfish becoming silvery-white below, with a pearly-blue streak along the dorsal-fin base, an oblique pearly-blue bar above the pectoral-fin base followed by about 6 oblique rows of brown spots and an elongate white to bluish blotch below the lateral line.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Scolopsis xenochrous in Fishes of Australia, accessed 12 Nov 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2481
Oblique-bar Monocle Bream, Scolopsis xenochrous Günther 1872
More Info
Distribution |
Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, and the northern Great Barrier Reef to northeast of Townsville, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific, from the Maldives and Sri Lanka to the Solomon Islands, and north to the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Inhabits rocky-rubble and weedy areas on coral reefs, outer reef slopes and lagoons. |
Features |
Dorsal fin X, 9; Anal fin III, 7. Head scales reaching forward to between level of anterior margin of eyes and posterior nostrils. Lower limb of preopercle scaly. Antrorse (forward-directed) suborbital spine present beneath eye. Pelvic fins moderately long, reaching to or almost to level of anus. |
Colour |
Upper body greyish-brown, silvery-white below. A pearly-blue streak from behind eye along dorsal fin base. An oblique, brown-edged pearly-blue bar above the pectoral base. An elongate white blotch below lateral line on posterior half of body, a yellowish tinge above this blotch. Snout dusky and a black blotch on opercle. |
Feeding |
Feeds mostly on benthic crustaceans. |
Species Citation |
Scolopsis xenochrous Günther 1872, Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 10(60): 423. Type locality: Misool Island, Irian Jaya, Indonesia (as Misol Island). |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
Resources |
Oblique-bar Monocle Bream, Scolopsis xenochrous Günther 1872
References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.
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.
Günther, A. 1872. On some new species of reptiles and fishes collected by J. Brenchley, Esq. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 10(60): 418-426 See ref. at BHL
Hutchins, J.B. 1994. A survey of the nearshore reef fish fauna of Western Australia's west and south coasts — The Leeuwin Province. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 46: 1-66 figs 1-6
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.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.
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.
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.