barred-face spine-cheek
Scolopsis monogramma
- Usual depth24–52 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and October
- How commonCommon
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 488 records
- February: 173 records
- March: 26 records
- April: 300 records
- May: 33 records
- June: 403 records
- July: 28 records
- August: 381 records
- September: 218 records
- October: 673 records
- November: 294 records
- December: 132 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 24–52 m · Deepest record: 92.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- barred-face spine-cheek, Barred-face Spinecheek, Latice Spinecheek, Lattice Monocle Bream, Lattice Spinecheek, Monocle Bream, monogrammed monocle bream, Monogram Monocle Bream, Monogram Spinecheek, rainbow bream, Rainbow Monocle Bream, Regal Coral Bream, threadfin monocle bream, Threadfin Monocle-bream
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Monokel-Scheinschnapper
- Filipino
- Bisugo, Buruba, Tagisang lawin, Tingin
- French
- Scolopsis Masqué
- Japanese
- Hitosujitamagashira, ヒトスジタマガシラ
- Thai
- ปลาทรายขาว, ปลาทรายแถบน้ำตาล
- Simplified Chinese
- 單帶眶棘鱸, 赤尾冬仔, 黑帶赤尾冬
Other scientific names: Scolopsides monogramma, Scolopsis regina
Similar species
Bridled Monacle BreamScolopsis bilineata
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 3,851 open-data records from 1830 to 2023.
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