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Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Spotted scat
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India country information

Common names: Baraayi, Bannsire, Chandar
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from south India (Ref. 43641); Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108); common in Kerala rivers; and Karnataka (Ref. 43640). Found in coastal waters (Ref. 45255). Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Scatophagidae (Scats)
Etymology: Scatophagus: Greek, skatophagos = feeding upon dung (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 20°C - 28°C (Ref. 13371); 35°N - 33°S, 48°E - 171°W

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