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''Parascolopsis'' is a
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threadfin bream Nemipteridae are a Family (biology), family of fishes within the order Perciformes. They are known as threadfin breams, whiptail breams and false snappers. They are found in tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, Indian and western Pacific Oceans. ...
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Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Parascolopsis akatamae'' Miyamoto, CALEB D. MCMAHAN, & ATSUSHI KANEKOMIYAMOTO, K., MCMAHAN, C. D., & KANEKO, A. (2020). Parascolopsis akatamae, a new species of dwarf monocle bream (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) from the Indo-West Pacific, with redescription of closely related species P. eriomma. Zootaxa, 4881(1), 91–103. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4881.1.6 * '' Parascolopsis aspinosa'' (Manikyala Rao & Srinivasa Rao, 1981) (smooth dwarf monocle bream) * '' Parascolopsis baranesi'' B. C. Russell & Golani, 1993 * '' Parascolopsis boesemani'' (Manikyala Rao & Srinivasa Rao, 1981) (redfin dwarf monocle bream) * '' Parascolopsis capitinis'' B. C. Russell, 1996 * '' Parascolopsis eriomma'' ( D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1909) (rosy dwarf monocle bream) * '' Parascolopsis inermis'' (
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(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 rufomaculatus'' B. C. Russell, 1986 (red-spot dwarf monocle bream) * '' Parascolopsis tanyactis'' B. C. Russell, 1986 (long-rayed dwarf monocle bream) * '' Parascolopsis tosensis'' ( Kamohara, 1938) (Tosa dwarf monocle bream) * '' Parascolopsis townsendi'' Boulenger, 1901 (scaly dwarf monocle bream)


References

Nemipteridae {{Perciformes-stub