Scolopsis | |
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Two-lined monocle bream, (S. bilineata) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Nemipteridae |
Genus: | Scolopsis G. Cuvier, 1814 |
Type species | |
Scolopsis sayanus Gilliams, 1824
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Synonyms[1] | |
Scolopsis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams. These fishes are found in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.