Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Pearly Monocle Bream
Scolopsis margaritifera
Pearly Monocle Bream
Also known as: Pearly Spine-Cheek
Category: Coral Breams
Scientific Name: Scolopsis margaritifera
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)  
Depth: 6-75 ft. (2-23 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Nemipteridae (Family)
       └Scolopsis (Genus)
        └S. margaritifera (Species)

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