Saltwater
Striped monocle bream
Scolopsis lineata
Nemipteridae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 25 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 375 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Missing
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Guam, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and 18 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Common on coral reefs usually associated with sandy areas. Adults inhabit outer lagoon reef flats and seaward reefs flats, often in groups. Juveniles are found singly near the shelter of corals on clear shallow lagoon reefs. Adults form schools or small groups. Feeds on small fishes, crustaceans and benthic invertebrates, primarily polychaetes.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Scolopsides cancellatus
- Scolopsis cancellatus
- Scolopsis lineatis
- Scolopsis lineatus
In other languages
- Stribet monokelbrasen
- Black-and-white monocle bream, Black-and-white spinecheek, Green-lined spine-cheek, Latticed monocle bream, Latticed monocle-bream, Lined monacle bream, Lined monocle bream, Lined spine-cheek, Lined spinecheek, Monocle bream, Striped spinecheek
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.