Scolopsis affinis

Peters monocle bream
Scolopsis affinis
Scolopsis affinis, adult, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
Scolopsis affinis
Scolopsis affinis, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Scolopsis affinis
Scolopsis affinis, adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Scolopsis affinis
Scolopsis affinis, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
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Scolopsis affinis
Scolopsis affinis
Scolopsis affinis
Scolopsis affinis

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Single black stripe from snout to tail base in juvenile, fading to light brown in adults, which also have a yellowish tail and dorsal fin margin. S. margaritifer differs by having black spot on dorsal fin of juveniles and gold patch behind pectoral fin in adults.


Information

Max Size: 24 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 22.2-31.3°C

Depth: 3-60m

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Infrequent (1.6% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Few (2 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland