Spotted Scat

Scientific Name: Scatophagus argus
Family: Scat – Scatophagidae
Maximum Size: 30cm
Identification: Greenish brown to silvery with numerous brown to red-brown spots. Juveniles have alternating light and dark bars.
Favourite: Form aggregations.
Hide-out: Sheltered bays, harbors and mangrove creeks to 5m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific – Arabian Gulf to Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea and Fiji. S.W. Japan to Australia.