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| Scientific Name | Scatophagus tetracanthus (Lacepède, 1802) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | No locality. |
| Synonym(s) | Cacodoxus tetracanthus, Chaetodon tetracanthus, Ephippus tetracanthus, Scatophagus argus tetracanthus, Scatophagus fasciatus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific: Somalia and Kenya to South Africa, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Also found in the rivers and lagoons of East Africa. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2016. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4, pp 726, 727. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up S. tetracanthus on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.132.1053.5661 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 21:07) |