Scatophagus argus | University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project

Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo taken by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Chordata

Class » Osteichthyes

Order » Acanthuriformes

Family » Scatophagidae

Genus » Scatophagus

Species » argus

Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)
(Spotted scat)

Description » (Wikipedia) Scatophagus argus, the spotted scat, butterfish, mia mia, spotted butterfish 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. They live in coastal muddy areas, including estuaries, mangroves, harbours, and the lower courses of rivers. They are popular aquarium fish.
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Local Name »

Locality/Distribution » [Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur]

Collectors/Field Observers » MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, MC Jandoc, JA Oño

Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project

Collection Code » FDP_STAC_2211_025_A

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Davao Gulf.

IUCN Conservation Status » Visit IUCN
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:04 February 2009 (FishBase)

Sample Availability and Preservation » Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin

GenBank Accession Number » N/A

Curated by » Maybelle Fortaleza

Last Updated » Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Davao Gulf.

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Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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