Monotaxis grandoculis, the humpnose big-eye bream, bigeye barenose, bigeye bream, or bigeye emperor, is a species of emperor fish native to the Indian Ocean and the West and Central Pacific Ocean to the Hawaiian Islands.[1][2] It inhabits areas with sand or rubble substrates adjacent to coral reefs at depths of from 1 to 100 metres (3.3 to 328.1 ft), mostly between 5 to 30 metres (16 to 98 ft). This species can reach a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL though most do not exceed 40 centimetres (16 in). It has been recorded to reach a weight of 6.71 kilograms (14.8 lb). This species is commercially important as a food fish and is also popular as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

Monotaxis grandoculis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Lethrinidae
Genus:	Monotaxis
Species:	M. grandoculis
Binomial name
Monotaxis grandoculis (Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
Sciaena grandoculis Forsskål, 1775 Monotaxis indica Anonymous [E. T. Bennett], 1830 Lethrinus latidens Valenciennes, 1830

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