Spotted scat
Scatophagus argus
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The spotted scat is from the Indo-Pacific, from Kuwait to Fiji and Japan. It lives in muddy coastal waters, estuaries, mangroves and lower river reaches; it is a brackish-water fish. There are green and red forms. It is popular in the aquarium trade.
- Scientific name
- Scatophagus argus
- Family
- Scatophagidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Scatophagidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaetodon argus, Chaetodon atromaculatus, Chaetodon pairatalis, Ephippus argus, Sargus maculatus, Scatophagus aetatevarians, Scatophagus argus argus, Scatophagus argus ocellata, Scatophagus argus var. rubrifrons, Scatophagus bougainvillii, Scatophagus maculatus, Scatophagus ornatus, Scatophagus purpurascens, Scatophagus quadranus, Scatophagus quadratus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 45 cm
- Lifespan
- 4 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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