Dr. Rick Stuart-Smith, Reef Life Survey, Australien
Info
Scaevius milii is a monotypic false snapper and is found in macroalgae-covered reefs and shallow, muddy or sandy bottoms in nearshore areas and seagrass beds.
Color:
The top of the head is dark olive, the back is lighter and the ventral side is white.
On the snout there are 2 blue stripes, the first between the eyes and the nostrils, the second on the front of the muzzle.
Below the eyes run 2 narrow blue lines that cross suborbital.
Synonyms:
Cantharus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823
Maenoides cyanotaeniatus Richardson, 1843
Scaevius nicanor Whitley, 1947
Sciaevius milii (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823)
Scolopsis longulus Richardson, 1842
Color:
The top of the head is dark olive, the back is lighter and the ventral side is white.
On the snout there are 2 blue stripes, the first between the eyes and the nostrils, the second on the front of the muzzle.
Below the eyes run 2 narrow blue lines that cross suborbital.
Synonyms:
Cantharus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823
Maenoides cyanotaeniatus Richardson, 1843
Scaevius nicanor Whitley, 1947
Sciaevius milii (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823)
Scolopsis longulus Richardson, 1842
