Scolopsis affinis
Peters monocle bream
Similar Species
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Single black stripe from snout to tail base in juvenile, fading to light brown in adults, which also have a yellowish tail and dorsal fin margin. S. margaritifer differs by having black spot on dorsal fin of juveniles and gold patch behind pectoral fin in adults.
Information
Max Size: 24 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.2-31.3°C
Depth: 3-60m
Habitat Generalization Index: N/A
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (1.6% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland