Thumbprint monocle bream (Scolopsis bimaculata)

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General data
- Main name: Thumbprint monocle bream
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Asia
- Distribution: Indian ocean, Red sea, Persian Gulf
Classification
- Genus: Scolopsis - Scolopsis
- Family: Nemipteridae - Threadfin breams
- Order: Spariformes - Breams and porgies
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Persian Gulf and from Muscat, Oman to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique. Also from Madagascar, Sri Lanka and the Bay of Bengal. Max lengt : 31 cm TL 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. Found in inshore waters usually on coral reefs or sand or mud bottoms close to reefs. Feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, echinoderms and fishes.