Bridled Monacle Bream
Scolopsis bilineata
- Usual depth2–15 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, July, and October
- How commonCommon
Photo credit: (c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Scolopsis bilineata, the two-lined monocle bream, bridled monocle bream, bridled spinecheek, double-lined coral bream or yellow-finned spine-cheek, 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 “Scolopsis bilineata”, 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: 292 records
- February: 217 records
- March: 307 records
- April: 341 records
- May: 418 records
- June: 501 records
- July: 555 records
- August: 416 records
- September: 485 records
- October: 568 records
- November: 361 records
- December: 323 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–15 m · Deepest record: 55 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Photos
(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Solomon Islands Fish ID Project, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Rolf Lawrenz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ian Dugdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Bridled Monacle Bream, bridled monocle bream, Bridled Spine-cheek, Double Lined Coral Bream, Monocle Bream, Two-lined monocle bream, Two Lined Monode Bream, Two-line Monocle-bream, Twoline Spinecheek, Yellow-finned Spine-cheek, yellowfin spinecheek
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Besugato Rayado
- French
- Mamila Griffée, Poisson-virgule, Scolopsis à deux lignes
- Japanese
- Futasujitamagashira, フタスジタマガシラ
- Simplified Chinese
- 双带眶棘鲈, 石兵, 紅尾冬仔, 雙帶眶棘鱸, 雙帶赤尾冬, 雙線眶棘鱸, 雞仔
Other scientific names: Anthias bilineatus, Lutjanus ellipticus, Pentapodus frenatus, Perca frenata, Scalopsis bilineatus, Scolopsis bilineatus, Scolopsis bleekeri
Similar species
- barred-face spine-cheek
Scolopsis monogramma
Ciliate SpinecheekScolopsis ciliata
- Bridled Monocle Bream
Scolopsis affinis
- Black-and-white Monocle Bream
Scolopsis lineata
- Barned-face Spine-cheek
Scolopsis margaritifera
- Lattice Monocle Bream
Scolopsis taenioptera
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).
- 4,723 open-data records from 1793 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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