Three-lined monocle bream

Scolopsis trilineata

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth1–11 m
Water temperature24–30 °C
Best monthsJune, July, and October
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 5 records
February: 1 records
March: 2 records
April: 2 records
May: 6 records
June: 28 records
July: 21 records
August: 9 records
September: 14 records
October: 31 records
November: 5 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–11 m · Deepest record: 135 m

0–10 m: 77 records
10–20 m: 40 records
20–30 m: 0 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 24–30 °C

24–26 °C: 7 records
26–28 °C: 51 records
28–30 °C: 121 records

Names and classification

English: Three-lined monocle bream, Threelined Spinecheek, Three-line Monocle-bream, Three-line Spinecheek

Names in 1 more languages

French: Scolopsis a trois lignes

Other scientific names: Scolopsis trilineatus

Similar species

Bridled Monacle Bream
Scolopsis bilineata
barred-face spine-cheek
Scolopsis monogramma
Ciliate Spinecheek
Scolopsis ciliata
Bridled Monocle Bream
Scolopsis affinis
Black-and-white Monocle Bream
Scolopsis lineata
Barned-face Spine-cheek
Scolopsis margaritifera

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).
320 open-data records from 1868 to 2021.

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