Sealife guideThe arabian monocle breamScolopsis ghanam
Last updated on 06/11/2024 at 11:50 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Arabian monocle bream
- French name: Mamila arabe, scolopsis arabe
- Scientific name: Scolopsis ghanam (Forsskål, 1775)
- Family name: Nemipteridae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The arabian monocle bream is listed as many other marine species within The
IUCN Red List of threatened species. The arabian monocle bream appears in the
IUCN Red List since 2019 within the category Least Concern !
Within the same genus
Saw-jawed monocle bream
(Scolopsis ciliata)
Whitecheek monocle bream
(Scolopsis vosmeri)
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