10 photos - 5 species
Introduction
There are 5 genera and over 65 species.
The false snappers are closely related to the road sweepers.
They normally feed on small animals buried in the sand.
They are protogynous hermaphrodites.
In the course of their lives,
they are first females and then change into males.
Depending on the species, they grow to between 9 and 36 cm.
Pentapodus aureofasciatus
Yellowstripe threadfin beam
Maximum length: 29 cm
Depth: 5 - 80 m
Solitary or in small groups, mainly around coral reef slopes.
Photo 1 Johnny: Bangka Island North Sulawesi
Pentapodus emeryii
Double whiptail, Purple threadfin bream or Blue Whiptail
Maximum length: 30 cm
Depth: 2 - 35 m
Fish that live over sandy areas, picking up sand with their mouths
and searching for prey such as small fish and larger zooplankton.
Photos 1 - 2 Johnny: Bangka Island North Sulawesi
Scolopsis bilineata
Two-lined monocle bream, Bridled monocle bream, Bridled spinecheeck, Double-lined coral bream or Yellow-finned spine-cheek
Maximum length: 23 cm
Depth: 1 - 25 metres
They have yellow stripes on the head,
a dark red-edged pearly white stripe runs from the mouth to the soft dorsal fin.
A whitish spot can be seen just below the base of the rear half of the soft dorsal fin rays.
Photos 1 - 2 Johnny: Moalboal Philippines
Scolopsis ciliata
Saw-jawed monocle bream, Ciliate spinecheek, Silver-line Spinecheek
or Whitestreak monocle bream
Maximum length: 20 cm
Depth: 2 - 20 metres
Below the base of the dorsal fin there is a white longitudinal stripe,
on the side they have several rows of scales with yellow dots.
Swim individually or in small groups over muddy and sandy areas of lagoons
and sheltered coastal reefs.
Photos 1 - 2 Johnny: Lembeh Strait North Sulawesi
Scolopsis ghanam
Arabian monocle bream
Maximum length: 18 cm
Depth: 1 - 20 m
Often hovers motionless above the bottom to suddenly pick up invertebrates from the sand.
Often accompanied by mullets.
Photos 1 - 2 Johnny: Hurghada Egypt
Photo 3 Astrid: Hurghada Egypt