Bridled Monocle Bream

Scientific Name: Scolopsis bilineatus
Family: Coral Breams - Nemipteridae
Maximum Size: 25cm
Identification: Dark gray to yellow upper body, white below; black-edged white band runs from below eye to rear of dorsal fin, 3 yellow stripes on upper head.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Sand and rubble fringe of reefs to 25m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Maldives to Fiji. S.W. Japan to Australia and New Caledonia.