Scatophagidae

Not to be confused with Scathophagidae, a fly family.

Scats
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent
Scatophagus argus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Scatophagidae
Gill, 1883[1]
Genera

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Synonyms[1]

Prenidae Whiley, 1956

Scatophagidae, the scats are a small family of ray-finned fishes in the order Perciformes. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region but one species has been introduced elsewhere.

  1. ^ a b Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230. Retrieved 24 July 2021.