Black-and-white Monocle Bream

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Worldwide (open data)

January: 124 records
February: 86 records
March: 117 records
April: 294 records
May: 117 records
June: 111 records
July: 190 records
August: 113 records
September: 157 records
October: 157 records
November: 114 records
December: 93 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–9 m · Deepest record: 300.5 m

0–10 m: 339 records
10–20 m: 14 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 8 records
26–28 °C: 38 records
28–30 °C: 225 records

Photos

(c) Petr Knotek, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Petr Knotek · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Mike Burnett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Solomon Islands Fish ID Project, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Solomon Islands Fish ID Project, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Black-and-white Monocle Bream, Black-and-white Spinecheek, Green-lined Spine-cheek, Latticed Monocle Bream, Lined Monocle Bream, lined spine-cheek, Lined Spinecheek, Striped monocle bream, Striped Spinecheek

Names in 2 more languages

French: Scolopsis rayé
Japanese: Yokoshimatamagashira, ヨコシマタマガシラ

Other scientific names: Scolopsides cancellatus, Scolopsis cancellatus, Scolopsis lineatis, Scolopsis lineatus

Similar species

Bridled Monacle Bream
Scolopsis bilineata
barred-face spine-cheek
Scolopsis monogramma
Bridled Monocle Bream
Scolopsis affinis
Ciliate Spinecheek
Scolopsis ciliata
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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
912 open-data records from 1820 to 2023.
Species data updated October 30, 2026.