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Two-Line Monocle Bream
Max length : 23.0 cm. White with black around their edges and a yellow dorsal fin.
Habitat:
This fish will stir up sand on the bottom to find their food which normally consists of crustaceans and worms. Tropical reef. Depth range 1 - 25 m. Indo-West Pacific: Maldives and the Laccadive Islands to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Recently reported from Tonga.
The two-lined monocle bream, ''Scolopsis bilineata'', is a species of threadfin bream native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. An inhabitant of coral reefs, this species can be found at depths from 1 to 25 m . They are carnivorous, preying on smaller fishes, as well as benthic invertebrates. This species can reach a length of 25 cm , though most only reach a length of around 13 cm . This species is sought-after by local peoples for food and can also be found in the.. more
