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Scatophagidae
Spotted scat
Scatophagus argus
Green and red color morphs
- Yellow
- Tropical
- Transcontinental
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- East Asia
- Oceania
- Deep-bodied
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Yellow
Tropical
East Asia
Deep-bodied
MediumScatophagus argus, the spotted scat, butterfish, mia mia, spotted butterfish, argusfish or tiger scat, is a species of fish in the scat family Scatophagidae. It occurs in two basic color morphs which are called green scat and ruby or red scat. This fish is generally distributed around the Indo-Pacific region, to Japan, New Guinea, and southeastern Australia.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Scatophagidae
- Genus
- Scatophagus
- Maximum length
- 45 cm
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Indo-Pacific: Kuwait to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia. Reported from Samoa (Ref. 9710 ), Tonga (Ref. 53797 ), and the Society Islands (Ref. 2847 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
