In the spotlight
What is El Niño?
A new El Niño event, described as “very strong”, is set to occur from this spring onwards.
Identity card
Spotbanded scat
- Scientific name:
- Selenotoca multifasciata
- Family:
- Scatophagidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- 1846, Richardson
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Indo-West Pacific: Sulawesi, Indonesia, Australia (West and East), New Caledonia.
- Habitat:
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Coastal estuaries, river mouths, rock pools, mangroves.
- Size:
Up to 40 cm.
- Diet:
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Omnivorous: consumes algae, small invertebrates and detritus.
