oblique-barred monocle bream

Scolopsis xenochrous

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth11–55 m
Water temperature26–30 °C
Best monthsJune, October, and December
How commonRare

All species

Photo credit: (c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 28 records
February: 6 records
March: 11 records
April: 25 records
May: 27 records
June: 34 records
July: 14 records
August: 16 records
September: 27 records
October: 34 records
November: 30 records
December: 46 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 11–55 m · Deepest record: 93 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 19 records
20–30 m: 17 records
30–40 m: 6 records
40–50 m: 5 records
50–60 m: 7 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C

24–26 °C: 2 records
26–28 °C: 6 records
28–30 °C: 78 records

Photos

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) norcalmc, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: oblique-barred monocle bream, Pearl-streaked Monocle Bream

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Kamentamagashira, カメンタマガシラ

Other scientific names: Scolopsis bulanensis, Scolopsis xenochorous, Scolopsis xenochroa

Similar species

Bridled Monacle Bream
Scolopsis bilineata
Ciliate Spinecheek
Scolopsis ciliata

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).
188 open-data records from 1872 to 2014.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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