''Monotaxis grandoculis'', the humpnose big-eye bream, bigeye barenose, bigeye bream, or bigeye emperor, is a

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fish native to the Indian Ocean and the West and Central Pacific Ocean to the

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. It inhabits areas with sand or rubble substrates adjacent to

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at depths of from , mostly between . This species can reach a length of TL though most do not exceed . It has been recorded to reach a weight of . This species is commercially important as a food fish and is also popular as a

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. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

References

Lethrinidae Fish of the Indian Ocean Fish of the Pacific Ocean Fish of Palau Fish described in 1775 Taxa named by Peter Forsskål {{Perciformes-stub