Parascolopsis

Parascolopsis is a genus of threadfin breams native to the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Parascolopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Nemipteridae
Genus:	Parascolopsis Boulenger, 1901
Type species
Parascolopsis townsendi Boulenger, 1901
Synonyms
Parascolopsoides J. L. B. Smith, 1953

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

• 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 (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (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

1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Parascolopsis in FishBase. February 2014 version.