Rosy dwarf monocle bream

Parascolopsis eriomma

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth5–185 m
Water temperature21–29 °C
Best monthsApril, May, and October
How commonRare

About this species

Parascolopsis eriomma, the rosy dwarf monocle bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams. This species is found in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Parascolopsis eriomma”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 5 records
February: 4 records
March: 2 records
April: 9 records
May: 9 records
June: 2 records
July: 0 records
August: 3 records
September: 8 records
October: 12 records
November: 5 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–185 m · Deepest record: 185 m

0–10 m: 3 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 8 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 17 records
26–28 °C: 13 records
28–30 °C: 37 records

Names and classification

English: Rosy dwarf monocle bream, rosy dwarf monocle bream, rosy monocle-bream

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Embiakatamagashira, アカタマガシラ, エンビアカタマガシラ

Other scientific names: Parascolopsis arioma, Scolopsis eriomma

Similar species

Redbelt Monocle Bream
Parascolopsis inermis
long-rayed dwarf monocle bream
Parascolopsis tanyactis
Tosa dwarf monocle bream
Parascolopsis tosensis
Bridled Monacle Bream
Scolopsis bilineata
Fork-tailed threadfin bream
Nemipterus furcosus
gold perch
Nemipterus hexodon

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
156 open-data records from 1909 to 2023.

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