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Scatophagus
''Scatophagus'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Scatophagidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region. Species in this genus are referred as ''spotted scats''. Taxonomy ''Scatophagus'' was first formally described as a genus in 1831 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier with ''Chaetodon argus'' which had been Species description, described from India by Linnaeus in 1766 later designated as the type species. The genus name is a compound of ''skatos'' meaning "dung" and ''phaga'' which means to eat, a reference to this species purported taste for human faeces. Species The genus ''Scatophagus'' contains two extant species: * ''Scatophagus argus'' (Linnaeus, 1766) (Spotted scat) * ''Scatophagus tetracanthus'' (Bernard Germain Étienne de la Ville, Comte de Lacépède, Lacépède, 1802) (African scat) Several fossil species (''Scatophagus frontalis'' Louis Agassiz, Agassiz, 1839 from the Ypresian, Early Eocene, ''Scatophagus capellinii' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scatophagus Argus
''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. Taxonomy ''Scatophagus argus'' was first formally described in 1766 as ''Chaetodon argus'' by Carl Linnaeus with the type locality given as India. In 1831 Georges Cuvier described the genus '' Scatophagus'' and Linnaeus's ''C. argus'' was designated as its type species. The specific name ''argus'' refers to the mythical hundred-eyed guardian of Io, Argus, who following his death had his eyes became the feathers of a peacock, a reference to the brown to reddish-brown spots on the body of thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
