Maldives Marine Life

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Two-lined monocle bream
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Two-lined monocle bream

Scolopsis bilineata

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Two-lined monocle bream
Scientific
Scolopsis bilineata
Dhivehi
Kiru bodahandhi
Group
Reef fish
Family
Nemipteridae (threadfin and monocle breams)
Maximum size
Up to about 25 cm (total length); commonly 13 cm
Depth and habitat
Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 25 m
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015

Description

A monocle bream with a dark grey head and back separated from the white body by a diagonal black-edged white band, and yellow stripes on the head. It reaches about 25 cm and lives in pairs on most reef habitats; juveniles mimic toxic fangblennies.

In the Maldives

FishBase (Maldives) gives kiru bodahandhi.

Sources

  • fishbase.se /summary/Scolopsis-bilineata.html
  • fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5885&GenusName=Scolopsis&SpeciesName=
  • commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Besugato_rayado_(Scolopsis_bilineata),_Anilao,_Filipinas,_2

Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Kiru bodahandhi' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.