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Two-line Monocle Bream
Scolopsis bilineata (Bloch, 1793)
A Two-line Monocle Bream at a depth of 10 m, Mantis Reef, Wreck Bay, far northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, December 1999. Photo © E. Schlögl. View larger image.
A Two-line Monocle Bream photographed at night, at a depth of 10 m, Garove Island, Papua New Guinea, April 2003. Photo © S. Dakin. View larger image.
The Two-line Monocle Bream can be recognised by its colouration. It has a black-edged white bar curving up from the mouth to the middle of the dorsal fin. There are two white lines above and behind the eyes. The spinous dorsal fin is yellow and there is a white region on the back below the soft dorsal fin.
This species grows to 23 cm in length.
It occurs in tropical marine waters of the Western Pacific.
In Australia it is known from the central coast of Western Australia, around the tropical north of the country, and south to the central coast of New South Wales.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Related links
- Bridled Monocle Bream fact sheet
- Pearly Monocle-bream fact sheet
- Rainbow Monocle Bream fact sheet
- Saw-jawed Monocle Bream fact sheet
- View the Threadfin Breams, Whiptails, Monocle Breams list
Further reading
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Allen, G.R. & R. Swainston. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 201.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
- Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. Coral Graphics. Pp. 330.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
