Striped Scat

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The spotbanded scat (Selenotoca multifasciata), also known as the striped scat, banded scat, barred scat, butterfish, John Dory, Johnny Dory, old maid, Southern butter-fish or striped butterfish, is a species of ray-finned fish, belonging to the family Scatophagidae, the scats. They are found in the eastern Indian Ocean and southwestern Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy The spotbanded scat was first formally described in 1846 as Scatophagus multifasciatus by the Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer Sir John Richardson with the type locality given as King George Sound in Western…

Los pingos son la familia Scatophagidae, una familia de peces incluida en el orden Perciformes. ​ Se distribuyen por aguas, tanto marinas como de ríos y lagos, del océano Índico y oeste del océano Pacífico. ​ Su nombre procede del griego: skatos (excremento) + phagein (comer).