Whitecheek Monocle Bream

Scientific Name: Scolopsis vosmeri
Family: Coral Breams - Nemipteridae
Maximum Size: 25cm
Identification: Deeper bodied than most members of the family; purplish brown with dark scale centers; broad white bar on head behind eye.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Sand and rubble bottoms of coastal reefs and lagoons in 2-25m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to N. Australia, north to S.W. Japan.