Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Yellowstripe Monocle Bream
Scolopsis aurata
Yellowstripe Monocle Bream
Category: Coral Breams
Scientific Name: Scolopsis aurata
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Nemipteridae (Family)
      └Scolopsis (Genus)

Grunts/Sweetlips & Snappers
Coral Breams

Yellowstripe Monocle Bream

Bridled Monocle Bream

Whitestreak Monocle Bream

Pearly Monocle Bream

Pearl-Streaked Monocle Bream

Pale Monocle Bream



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