Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Scatophagidae Scats

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4 species

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scatophagus argus
[Spotted scat]
Photo by Moeremans, L.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Scatophagus tetracanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
Photo by Moeremans, L.
 
Scatophagus tetracanthus
[Scatty]
Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Selenotoca multifasciata (Richardson, 1846)
Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Selenotoca multifasciata
[Spotbanded scat]
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Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Selenotoca papuensis


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Scatophagus argus Spotted scat Indo-Pacific 45 TL 1766
Scatophagus tetracanthus Scatty Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1802
Selenotoca multifasciata Spotbanded scat Indo-West Pacific 40 SL 1846
Selenotoca papuensis Western Pacific 9 SL 1938



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