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Humpnose big-eye bream - Monotaxis grandoculis Gordon Reef, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (2009).  Egypt,Geotagged,Humpnose big-eye bream,Monotaxis grandoculis,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Humpnose big-eye bream - Monotaxis grandoculis

Gordon Reef, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (2009).

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"Monotaxis grandoculis", the Humpnose big-eye bream, is a species of emperor native to the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean to the Hawaiian Islands. It inhabits areas with sand or rubble substrates adjacent to coral reefs at depths of from 1 to 100 metres, mostly between 5 to 30 metres.

Similar species: Perch-like Fishes
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Aug 16, 2022. Captured Jun 2, 2009 08:43 in XFQ3+8W Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt.
  • SP550UZ
  • f/3.8
  • 10/1600s
  • ISO50
  • 14.14mm