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Scatophagidae 
AphiaID: 151427

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Added by Database Management Team
Rank Family
Parent Perciformes
Source  basis of record: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English scats  [details]
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taxa
[hide all]		 Genus Scatophagus Cuvier, 1831
  » Species Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  » Subspecies Scatophagus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1766) accepted as Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)
» Subspecies Scatophagus argus ocellata Klunzinger, 1880 accepted as Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)
» Subspecies Scatophagus argus tetracanthus (Lacepède, 1802) accepted as Scatophagus tetracanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
» Species Scatophagus tetracanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
» Species Scatophagus aetatevarians De Vis, 1884 accepted as Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)
» Species Scatophagus bougainvillii Cuvier, 1831 accepted as Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)
» Species Scatophagus fasciatus Cuvier, 1831 accepted as Scatophagus tetracanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
» Species Scatophagus maculatus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)
» Species Scatophagus multifasciatus Richardson, 1846 accepted as Selenotoca multifasciata (Richardson, 1846)
» Species Scatophagus ornatus Cuvier, 1831 accepted as Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)
» Species Scatophagus purpurascens Cuvier, 1831 accepted as Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)
» Species Scatophagus quadranus De Vis, 1884 accepted as Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Genus Selenotoca
  » Species Selenotoca multifasciata (Richardson, 1846)
» Species Selenotoca papuensis Fraser-Brunner, 1938
» Species Selenotoca multifasciatus (Richardson, 1846) accepted as Selenotoca multifasciata (Richardson, 1846)

Genus Cacodoxus accepted as Scatophagus Cuvier, 1831
  » Species Cacodoxus tetracanthus (Lacepède, 1802) accepted as Scatophagus tetracanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
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Note  Description: Distribution: Indo-Pacific. Compressed and deep-bodied like butterflyfishes. Mouth non-protrusible. Pelvics with axillary process. Deep notch on dorsal fin. First spine in dorsal fin procumbent. Spines in anal fin 4. Sixteen branched rays in caudal fin. Vertebrae 23 (11 + 12). To about 35 cm maximum length.  [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151427
Taxonomic
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2005-04-06 10:22:32Z  created  Claus, Simon
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Scatophagidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151427 on 2013-06-18
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