Striped Monocle Bream

Scientific Name: Scolopsis lineatus
Family: Coral Breams - Nemipteridae
Maximum Size: 25cm
Identification: Dark gray to blackish upper body with 2-3 white stripes and irregular whitish bars, white below.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Sandy fringe of coastal reefs, lagoons and seaward slopes in 1-20m.
Location: East Indo-West Pacific - Andaman Sea to Vanuatu and Gilbert Is. S.W. Japan to Great Barrier Reef.