Biology:Parascolopsis inermis

Short description: Species of fish

Parascolopsis inermis
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Nemipteridae
Genus:	Parascolopsis
Species:	P. inermis
Binomial name
Parascolopsis inermis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
Synonyms
Scolopsides inermis Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 Scolopsis inermis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) Heterognathodon doederleini Ishikawa, 1904

Parascolopsis inermis, commonly known as unarmed dwarf monocle bream, is a fish native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. This species reaches a length of 18 cm (7.1 in).

References

• 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

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