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Rainbow Monocle-bream
Scolopsis monogramma (Cuvier, 1830)
Above and below: A Rainbow Monocle-bream at a depth of 17 m, Bargara artificial reef, near Bundaberg, Queensland, August 2004. Photo © D. Harasti. View larger image.
The Rainbow Monocle-bream can be recognised by its colouration. It has three blue lines across the snout, which are often separated by orange regions. The side of the body has a series of sloping yellow dots that can form a solid stripe. The tail has a blue posterior margin and elongated tips.
It grows to 30 cm in length.
It occurs in tropical marine waters in inshore and coral reef waters of the Eastern Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.
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.
The species has also been called the Barred-face Spinecheek, Lattice Spinecheek, Monogrammed Monocle Bream, Rainbow Bream, Rainbow Monocle Bream, Regal Coral Bream and Threadfin Monocle-bream.
Related links
- Bridled Monocle Bream fact sheet
- Saw-jawed Monocle Bream fact sheet
- Pearly Monocle-bream fact sheet
- Two-line 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.
- 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.
- 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). Rome : FAO Fisheries
Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 12. Pp. 149 . pls VIII.
