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Scolopsis bilineata (Bloch, 1793)
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Maldives and the Laccadive Islands to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Recently reported from Tonga.
Biology
Common on coral reefs. Adults occur on most reef habitats, usually in pairs, and juveniles inshore or in lagoons or rubble zones.
Occurs singly or in small aggregations.
Feeds on small fishes and benthic invertebrates.
A protogynous hermaphrodite.
Synonymised names
Anthias bilineatus Bloch, 1793 · unaccepted
Lutjanus ellipticus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Pentapodus frenatus (Günther, 1859) · unaccepted
Perca frenata Günther, 1859 · unaccepted
Scalopsis bilineatus (Bloch, 1793) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scolopsis bilineatus (Bloch, 1793) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scolopsis bleekeri Günther, 1859 · unaccepted
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Maldives and the Laccadive Islands to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Recently reported from Tonga.
Biology
Common on coral reefs. Adults occur on most reef habitats, usually in pairs, and juveniles inshore or in lagoons or rubble zones.
Occurs singly or in small aggregations.
Feeds on small fishes and benthic invertebrates.
A protogynous hermaphrodite.
Synonymised names
Anthias bilineatus Bloch, 1793 · unaccepted
Lutjanus ellipticus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Pentapodus frenatus (Günther, 1859) · unaccepted
Perca frenata Günther, 1859 · unaccepted
Scalopsis bilineatus (Bloch, 1793) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scolopsis bilineatus (Bloch, 1793) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scolopsis bleekeri Günther, 1859 · unaccepted