Scolopsis aurata (Park 1797)

Lower limb of preopercle scaly. Antrorse (forward-directed) suborbital spine absent. Pelvic fins long, reaching to or just beyond level of anus. Axillary scale present. Color: Body silvery-white and dusky blue on back. Snout dusky. A narrow pale bluish stripe joining eyes behind nostrils.

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7

Occurs close to reefs (Ref. 9785). Adults at moderate depths in small, loose groups. Juveniles solitary and in sheltered bays along reef edges with rubble or coarse sand (Ref. 48635).

fisheries: subsistence fisheries