Scatophagidae
| Scats Temporal range: | |
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| Scatophagus argus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Scatophagidae Gill, 1883 |
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Prenidae Whiley, 1956 | |
Scatophagidae, the scats are a small family of ray-finned fishes in the order Perciformes. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region but one species has been introduced elsewhere.