Yellowstripe Monocle Bream

Scientific Name: Scolopsis auratus
Family: Coral Breams - Nemipteridae
Maximum Size: 30cm
Identification: Yellowish to greenish to bluish pale gray upper body and whitish belly; broad yellow mid-lateral stripe, dark diffuse band between eyes.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Sandy bottoms of lagoons and coastal reefs in 1-30m.
Location: East Indian Ocean - Maldives, Sri Lanka, Andaman Sea to W. Sumatra and S. Java.

Whitestreak Monocle Bream

Scientific Name: Scolopsis ciliatus
Family: Coral Breams - Nemipteridae
Maximum Size: 25cm
Identification: Pale gray body; 2-4 longitudinal rows of orange spots on side, white streak below base of dorsal fin.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Sandy fringe of coastal and lagoon reefs in 2-25m. Frequent silty areas.
Location: East Indo-Asian Pacific - Andaman Sea to Solomon Is. and Vanuatu, north to S.W. Japan.

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.