Scientific Name	Scolopsis margaritifera   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1830)	Depth	3 - 20M
Chinese	珠斑眶棘鱸	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金線魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F376　Nemipteridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	珠斑眶棘鱸
Max Length	28 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	珠斑赤尾冬、紅尾冬仔
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East、PonFu、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Waigiu
Synonyms	Scolopsides leucotaenia, Scolopsides leucotaenioides, Scolopsides margaritifer, Scolopsides pectinatus, Scolopsis leucotaenia, Scolopsis macrophthalmus, Scolopsis margaritifer
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)；Russell, B.C., 1990. Nemipterid fishes of the world. (Threadfin breams, whiptail breams, monocle breams, dwarf monocle breams, and coral breams). Family Nemipterida  Cuvier, G. etc. 1830 Russell, B. C. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	FRIP20368. NMMBP00952. NMMBP04033. NTUM01182.
Common Name	Pearly monocle bream; Pearly monocle-bream; Pearly spinecheek; Pearly spine-cheek; Margarite's spinecheek
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin raysX, 9; anal-fin rays III, 7; pectoral-fin rays14-15. Body depth 2.4 to 3.8 times in standard length. Head scales reaching to or almost to posterior nostrils. Lower limb of preopercle scaly. Antrorse suborbital spine absent. Pelvic fins long, reaching almost to or beyond level of origin of anal fin. 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 and black midlateral stripe. Some with a yellowish ventral surface. Presence of a black spot between first four dorsal spines.
habitats	Found on sand bottoms close to reefs. Feeds on crustaceans, polychaete worms, mollusks and small fishes.
Distribution	Western Pacific: South China Sea to Vanuatu and northwestern Australia. Taiwan: South, Penghu, North-East.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.