Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Nemipteridae (Family) Coral Breams
      └Scolopsis (Genus)
       └S. margaritifera (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276787🔗
iNaturalist ID: 135220🔗

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