Parascolopsis Eriomma
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''Parascolopsis eriomma'', commonly known as rosy dwarf monocle bream, is a fish native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.


Appearance

Parascolopsis eriomma has a rosy-coloured back with a diffuse yellow longitudinal band right along the middle of its side. It can grow to 30cm in length.


Habitat and distribution

This bream inhabits offshore trawling grounds in waters throughout the Indo-West Pacific.


References

*Miyamoto, K., C.D. McMahan and A. Kaneko, 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. Fish of Thailand Fish of Japan Fish of Indonesia Fish of the Pacific Ocean Fish of the Indian Ocean Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Robert Earl Richardson Fish described in 1909 Nemipteridae {{Perciformes-stub