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Scolopsis xenochrous
Bream have excellent eyesight and are usually found close to the bottom looking for prey with a stop-start movement. Also known as Pearl-streaked Spinecheek, Oblique-barred Monocle Bream, Oblique-barred Spinecheek, Blue-stripe Monocle Bream, Blue-stripe Spinecheek, Olive-spotted Monocle Bream and Olive-spotted Spinecheek. They feed on worms and small creatures. In this photo, it was feeding on a flower urchin's remains. This type of bream grows to a length of about 25cm.
Found singly or in small groups on rubble bottoms of lagoons, seaward and outer reef slopes. Widespread in the Indo-Asia Pacific, at depths of 5 to 50m.
Spotted on Jan 7, 2012
Submitted on Jan 25, 2012
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