Redbelt Monocle Bream
Parascolopsis inermis
- Usual depth25–183 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsMay and June
- How commonRare
About this species
Parascolopsis inermis, the unarmed dwarf monocle bream, banded monocle bream, redbelt monocle bream or yellow monocle bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams. This fish is found in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 25–183 m · Deepest record: 187.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Redbelt Monocle Bream, Unarmed dwarf monocle bream
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Tamagashira, タマガシラ
- Simplified Chinese
- 橫帶副眶棘鱸, 橫帶副赤尾冬, 橫帶海鮘, 紅尾冬仔
Other scientific names: Heterognathodon doederleini, Scolopsides inermis, Scolopsis inermis
Similar species
- Rosy dwarf monocle bream
Parascolopsis eriomma
- long-rayed dwarf monocle bream
Parascolopsis tanyactis
- Tosa dwarf monocle bream
Parascolopsis tosensis
Bridled Monacle BreamScolopsis 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).
- 201 open-data records from 1900 to 2021.
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