Monogram Monocle Bream

Scientific Name: Scolopsis monogramma
Family: Coral Breams - Nemipteridae
Maximum Size: 38cm
Identification: Pale gray to whitish body; blue band between eyes and margin on yellowish tail; often display elongate brown blotch on side with adjacent yellowish areas.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Sandy fringe of coastal reefs lagoons in 2-50m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Sumatra in Indonesia to Papua New Guinea. S.W. Japan to E. Australia and New Caledonia.

Lattice Monocle Bream

Scientific Name: Scolopsis taeniopterus
Family: Coral Breams - Nemipteridae
Maximum Size: 30cm
Identification: Yellowish gray upper body and white below; dark mid-lateral stripe; red spot on pectoral fin base, bluish stripe or patch on snout extends between eyes.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups; shy.
Hide-out: Sandy fringe of reefs or muddy estuaries in 2-25m.
Location: East Indo-Asian Pacific - E. Andaman Sea to Papua New Guinea. Taiwan to Australia.

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.