/perciformes/scatophagidae/scatophagus/argus/1.jpg "Scatophagus argus")
Juvenile/perciformes/scatophagidae/scatophagus/argus/2.jpg "Scatophagus argus")
Adult
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
| Common Name | Gruener Argusfisch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | India. |
| Synonym(s) | Cacodoxus argus, Chaetodon argus, Chaetodon atromaculatus, Chaetodon pairatalis, Ephippus argus, Sargus maculatus, Scatophagus aetatevarians, Scatophagus alternans, Scatophagus argus argus, Scatophagus argus atromaculatus, Scatophagus argus ocellata, Scatophagus bougainvillii, Scatophagus maculatus, Scatophagus ornatus, Scatophagus purpurascens, Scatophagus quadranus, Scatophagus quadratus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 380mm or 15" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Indo-Pacific: Kuwait to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia. Reported from Samoa, Tonga, and the Society Islands. . |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1), pp 464. |
| 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. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.132.1053.5660 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 21:06) |