Spotted Scat

Scatophagus argus

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Max Weight

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Max Depth

5 m

Description

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 sout... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Cambodia Papua New Guinea French Polynesia Australia West +27 more in Seabook

Colors

white

black

brown

grey

silver

yellow

green

red

Social Behaviour

Group

Solitary

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Edible

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Venomous

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