Parascolopsis aspinosa''
( M. Rao & S. Rao, 1981) (smooth dwarf monocle bream)
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Parascolopsis baranesi''
B. C. Russell & Golani, 1993 (Baranes's dwarf monocle bream)
* ''
Parascolopsis boesemani''
(M. Rao & S. Rao, 1981) (redfin dwarf monocle bream)
* ''
Parascolopsis capitinis''
B. C. Russell, 1996 (Large-head threadfin bream)
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Parascolopsis eriomma''
(D. S. Jordan
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& R. E. Richardson, 1909) (rosy dwarf monocle bream)
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Parascolopsis inermis''
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, 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 rufomaculata
''Parascolopsis rufomaculata'', the red-spot dwarf monocle bream or yellowband monocle bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams. This species is found in the eastern Indian Ocean.
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B. C. Russell, 1986 (red-spot dwarf monocle bream)
* ''
Parascolopsis tanyactis
''Parascolopsis tanyactis'', the saddled dwarf monocle bream, longray monocle bream or yellowbellied monocle bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams. This fish is found in the Easte ...
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B. C. Russell, 1986 (long-rayed dwarf monocle bream)
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Parascolopsis tosensis''
( Kamohara, 1938) (Tosa dwarf monocle bream)
* ''
Parascolopsis townsendi''
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, 1901 (scaly dwarf monocle bream)
Characteristics
''Parascolopsis'' differs from the other genera in the family Nemipteridae by the suborbital spine being either poorly developed or absent and by having between 4 and 6 transverse scale rows on the
preoperculum
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. Other characteristics include the second
anal fin
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spine typically being longer and more robust than the spines either side of it. The
caudal fin
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is emarginate. The scales on the crown extend to the middle of the eyes or to rear nostrils. The suborbital region may be scaled or naked and its rear edge may be smooth, toothed or finely serrated. The
operculum is scaly with a small, flat, enclosed spine in its upper margin.
These are medium-sized fishes with the smallest species, ''P. tosensis'' having a maximum published
standard length
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s of , while the largest, ''P. eriomma'', has a maximum published
total length
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Distribution and habitat
''Parascolopsis'' monocle breams are found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans occurring on muddy or sandy substrates, typically in offshore waters of the continental shelf, as deep as around .[
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References
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Nemipteridae
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
Spariform fish genera