taxonID	type	description	language	source
4F50C4C31279B13E850F845A69329DC0.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. A species of Scolopsis with the following combination of characters: pectoral-fin rays 17; lateral-line scales 47; no antrorse spine below eye; dorsal scaled area on head reaching anteriorly to between anterior margin of eye and anterior nostril; bony opercular ridge and lower limb of preopercle without scales; 3 rd anal-fin spine longer than 2 nd anal-fin spine; narrow body, its depth at dorsal, pelvic, and anal fin origins 29.2, 29.5 and 26.6 % of SL, respectively; caudal-peduncle depth 10.4 % of SL; head length 29.9 % of SL; upper part of pectoral-fin base with reddish blotch when fresh; two dark bands across dorsum of snout; body below lateral line with a dark longitudinal band, without diagonal lines; no blotches or lines on central area of caudal fin.	en	Nakamura, Jumpei, Bearez, Philippe, Motomura, Hiroyuki (2019): Scolopsis lacrima, a new species of monocle bream (Teleostei, Perciformes, Nemipteridae) from New Caledonia. ZooKeys 861: 119-128, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.35052, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.35052
4F50C4C31279B13E850F845A69329DC0.taxon	description	Description. Dorsal-fin rays X, 9; anal-fin rays III, 7; pectoral-fin rays (left / right) 17 / 17; pored lateral-line scales 47; pelvic-fin rays I, 5; scale rows above lateral line 5; scale rows below lateral line 10; gill rakers (upper / lower) 5 / 8; preopercle scale rows (behind eye) 3; preopercle scale rows (below eye) 4. The following morphometrics are expressed as percentages of SL: body depth at dorsal-fin origin 29.2; body depth at pelvic-fin origin 29.5; body depth at anal-fin origin 26.6; body depth at posterior margin of orbit 23.7; body depth at anterior margin of orbit 17.5; pre-dorsal-fin length 32.7; pre-pelvic-fin length 37.9; pectoral-pelvic length 15.4; pre-anus length 61.4; head length 29.9; snout length 11.4; posterior nostril (horizontal) 0.8; posterior nostril (vertical) 0.8; upper-jaw length 10.7; orbit diameter 7.8; interorbital width 10.0; suborbital depth 5.7; caudal-peduncle length 22.8; caudal-peduncle depth 10.4; dorsal-fin base length 54.1; 1 st dorsal-fin spine length 6.2; 2 nd dorsal-fin spine length 8.5; 3 rd dorsal-fin spine length 10.4; 4 th dorsal-fin spine length 10.8; 5 th dorsal-fin spine length 11.0; 6 th dorsal-fin spine length 11.0; 7 th dorsal-fin spine length 10.9; 8 th dorsal-fin spine length 11.0; 9 th dorsal-fin spine length 10.7; 10 th dorsal-fin spine length 10.4; longest dorsal-fin soft ray length 16.0; 1 st anal-fin spine length 3.9; 2 nd anal-fin spine length 7.4; 3 rd anal-fin spine length 8.0; anal-fin base length 15.0; pectoral-fin length 21.3; pelvic-fin spine length (measured on right side because the left side damaged) 13.8; longest pelvic-fin soft ray length 24.0. Body oblong, rather compressed, deepest at pelvic-fin origin. Dorsal profile rising from snout tip to dorsal-fin origin, lowering slightly between origins of 1 st to 10 th dorsal-fin spines, thereafter more steeply to caudal peduncle. Ventral profile of body lowering from lower-jaw tip to anus, thereafter rising to caudal peduncle. Dorsal-fin origin just above posteriormost point of opercle, base extending posterior to posteriormost point of anal-fin base. First to 5 th dorsal-fin spines gradually lengthening, 5 th to 8 th spine lengths similar, 8 th to 10 th spines gradually shortening. Seventh dorsal-fin soft ray longest. All dorsal-fin soft rays non-filamentous. Uppermost point of pectoral-fin base slightly posterior to posteriormost point of opercle. Lowermost point of pectoral-fin base anterior to pelvic-fin origin. Posterior tip of pectoral fin pointed, reaching to vertical through 7 th dorsal-fin spine origin. Pelvic-fin origin posterior to dorsal-fin origin. Posterior tip of depressed pelvic fin reaching anus, not reaching anal-fin origin. Anal-fin origin below 1 st dorsal-fin ray origin, ending below 6 th dorsal-fin ray origin. First anal-fin spine shortest, 3 rd spine longest. Caudal-fin forked, upper lobe longer than lower lobe. Posterior tip of both lobes of caudal fin pointed, non-filamentous. Anus oblong, anterior to anal-fin origin. Eye and pupil round. Lower margin of eye above a line from snout tip to uppermost part of pectoral-fin base. Nostrils round, paired, positioned close together anterior to orbit, anterior nostril with small dermal flap. Snout pointed. Posterior tip of maxilla not reaching to vertical through anterior margin of eye. Distinct suborbital spine posteriorly directed. Small antrorse spine below eye absent. Posterior margins of suborbital and preopercle serrated. Scales ctenoid; both lips, snout, area around eye, and bony opercular ridge and lower limb of preopercle scaleless. Lateral line complete, originating above opercle, extending to central part of caudal-fin base. Both jaws with small conical teeth, forming dense bands. Canine teeth absent. Gill rakers long, slender.	en	Nakamura, Jumpei, Bearez, Philippe, Motomura, Hiroyuki (2019): Scolopsis lacrima, a new species of monocle bream (Teleostei, Perciformes, Nemipteridae) from New Caledonia. ZooKeys 861: 119-128, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.35052, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.35052
4F50C4C31279B13E850F845A69329DC0.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Currently known only from New Caledonia (Fig. 2).	en	Nakamura, Jumpei, Bearez, Philippe, Motomura, Hiroyuki (2019): Scolopsis lacrima, a new species of monocle bream (Teleostei, Perciformes, Nemipteridae) from New Caledonia. ZooKeys 861: 119-128, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.35052, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.35052
4F50C4C31279B13E850F845A69329DC0.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name lacrima is derived from Latin meaning a tear, in reference to the distinct blue band below the eye of the species.	en	Nakamura, Jumpei, Bearez, Philippe, Motomura, Hiroyuki (2019): Scolopsis lacrima, a new species of monocle bream (Teleostei, Perciformes, Nemipteridae) from New Caledonia. ZooKeys 861: 119-128, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.35052, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.35052
