Scuba Journal Magazine

Marine Life / Reef fish

Two-lined Monocle Bream

Scolopsis bilineata

Two-lined Monocle Bream
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis
Family
Nemipteridae
Genus
Scolopsis
Species
Scolopsis bilineata

The two-lined monocle bream (Scolopsis bilineata) has a yellow-edged white stripe on its body.

It feeds on small invertebrates on sand near reefs.

In the Philippines it is common on sheltered reefs.