Scientific Name	Scolopsis trilineata   Pronounce			by: Ching-Yi Chen
Author	Kner, 1868	Depth	1 - 20M
Chinese	三帶眶棘鱸	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金線魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F376　Nemipteridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	三線眶棘鱸
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	三帶赤尾冬、紅尾冬仔
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Savai'i [Savay] I., W. Samoa Is.
Synonyms	Scolopsis trilineatus
Reference	A new species of *Pentapodus* (Teleostei: Nemipteridae) from the western Pacific.  The Beagle (Occas. Pap. N. Terr. Mus. Arts Sci.) 53-56；Russell, B.C., 1990. Nemipterid fishes of the world. (Threadfin breams, whiptail breams, monocle breams, dwarf monocl  Russell, B. C. 1990
Specimen List	ASIZP0058164.
Common Name	Three-lined monocle bream
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin raysX, 9; anal-fin rays III, 7; pectoral-fin rays13-14. Body depth 3.0 to 3.6 times in standard length. Head scales reaching forward to level of middle of eyes. Lower limb of preopercle naked. Antrorse suborbital spine absent. Pelvic fins long, reaching to or just beyond level of anus. Axillary scale present. Upper body dusky grey or brown, silvery-white below. Scales on sides with pearly-blue centers. 3 bluish-white stripes on snout.
habitats	Inhabits sandy bottoms in lagoons and areas close to reefs and mangroves. Occurs singly or in small aggregations.
Distribution	Western Pacific: including the Philippines, western Caroline Islands, South China Sea, eastern Indonesia, northern Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and northwestern Australia. Taiwan: South.
Utility	Subsistence fishery species.