2,654 observationsLeast Concern
Humpnose Bigeye Bream
Monotaxis grandoculis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Actinopterygii ›Order: Acanthuriformes ›Family: Lethrinidae ›Genus: Monotaxis
About
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 (3.3 to 328.1Â ft), mostly between 5 to 30 metres (16 to 98Â ft). This species can reach a length of 60 centimetres (24Â in) TL though most do not exceed 40 centimetres (16Â in). It...