Parascolopsis

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Kingdom Animalia Family Nemipteridae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes

Similar Scolopsis, Two‑lined monocle bream, Pentapodus, Nemipterus bipunctatus, Scolopsis vosmeri

monocle bream redbelt monocle bream parascolopsis inermis

Parascolopsis is a genus of threadfin breams native to the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

Parascolopsis aspinosa (Manikyala Rao & Srinivasa Rao, 1981) (smooth dwarf monocle bream)

Parascolopsis baranesi B. C. Russell & Golani, 1993

Parascolopsis boesemani (Manikyala Rao & Srinivasa Rao, 1981) (redfin dwarf monocle bream)

Parascolopsis capitinis B. C. Russell, 1996

Parascolopsis eriomma (D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1909) (rosy dwarf monocle bream)

Parascolopsis inermis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (unarmed dwarf monocle bream)

Parascolopsis melanophrys B. C. Russell & P. K. Chin, 1996 (dwarf monocle bream)

Parascolopsis qantasi B. C. Russell & Gloerfelt-Tarp, 1984 (slender dwarf monocle bream)

Parascolopsis rufomaculatus B. C. Russell, 1986 (red-spot dwarf monocle bream)

Parascolopsis tanyactis B. C. Russell, 1986 (long-rayed dwarf monocle bream)

Parascolopsis tosensis (Kamohara, 1938) (Tosa dwarf monocle bream)

Parascolopsis townsendi Boulenger, 1901 (scaly dwarf monocle bream)

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