Spotbanded scat

Fish from the mangroves

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Spotbanded scat

Scientific name:: Selenotoca multifasciata

Family:: Scatophagidae

Class:: Actinopterygii

Phylum:: Chordata

Year of description:: 1846, Richardson

IUCN Status:: Least Concern

Distribution:: Indo-West Pacific: Sulawesi, Indonesia, Australia (West and East), New Caledonia.

Habitat:: Coastal estuaries, river mouths, rock pools, mangroves.

Size:: Up to 40 cm.

Diet:: Omnivorous: consumes algae, small invertebrates and detritus.

Where can I find it at Nausicaá?

Mankind and shores

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