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Teleostei > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Etymology: Scolopsis:Name from the Greek masculine noun 'skolos' meaning 'thorn' and suffix '-opsis' (from Greek feminine n. 'opsis' meaning 'aspect', 'appearance') meaning ‘thorny appearance’ presumably referring to 'les dentelures de la préopercule, en ont aussi, et même d'épineuses, aux sous-orbitaires' mentioned by Cuvier (1814) in his designation of the genus. Name ending in -'opsis' are treated as feminine according to ICZN 1999: Article 30.1.2 (Ref. 130620). More on author: Cuvier.
背棘 (总数) : 10; 背的软条 (总数) : 9; 臀棘: 3; 臀鳍软条: 7. Head scales reaching to or almost to posterior nostrils. Lower limb of preopercle scaly. Antrorse (forward-directed) suborbital spine absent. Pelvic fins long, reaching almost to or beyond level of origin of anal fin. Color: Upper body olive, white below. 2 pearly white stripes on snout in front of eyes. Lower lobe of caudal fin reddish. Juveniles white, with a narrow black stripe along back (only on some specimens) and black midlateral stripe. Some with a yellowish ventral surface. Presence of a black spot between first four dorsal spines. Some color variation between Indian and Pacific populations: juveniles lack yellow stripe in the Indian Ocean population and adults show a contrasting dark back compared to Pacific form (Ref. 48635). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval. 头部鳞片延伸到或者几乎到后鼻孔。 前鳃盖骨的下翼有鳞的。 向前及向上的 (朝向前的) 眶下骨棘不存在。 腹鳍长的, 几乎到或超过臀鳍起点的水平。 颜色: 身体上半部橄榄色, 腹面白色的。 在眼睛前面中的在吻上的 2条浅蓝灰色白色的斑纹。 尾鳍下叶淡红的。 稚鱼白色, 具有一个狭窄的黑色斑纹沿着背面 (只有在一些标本上) 与黑色的侧面中央的斑纹。 一些有一个淡黄色的腹面。 出现在最初四个背棘之间的一个黑色的斑点。 在印度洋与太平洋族群之间的一些彩色变化: 稚鱼在印度洋族群缺乏黄色的斑纹，而且成鱼显示一个鲜明对比的黑色背面相较于太平洋造型了。 (参考文献 48635)
Found on sand bottoms close to reefs. Feed on crustaceans, polychaete worms, mollusks and small fishes (Ref. 3810, 9785). Juveniles may be Batesian mimics of poison-fang blennies, Meiacanthus spp. (M. geminatus and M. vittatus) (Ref. 37816, 90102). It is parasitised by the monogenean Anoplodiscus hutsonae on the pectoral fins and body surface (Ref. 124057).
Russell, B.C., 1990. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 12. Nemipterid fishes of the world. (Threadfin breams, whiptail breams, monocle breams, dwarf monocle breams, and coral breams). Family Nemipteridae. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of nemipterid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(12):149p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 3810)
世界自然保护联盟红皮书 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
