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Family Scatophagidae - Scats
Order:	Perciformes
Class:	Actinopterygii
No. of Genera:	2
No. of Species:	4
Environment:	Fresh:  Yes     Brackish:  Yes     Marine:  Yes
Aquarium:	some
First Fossil Record:	lower  Tertiary,   lower  Eocene             Ref.:      Berg, L.S..1958
Remark:	Distribution: Indo-Pacific. Compressed and deep-bodied like butterflyfishes. Mouth non-protrusible. Pelvics with axillary process. Deep notch on dorsal fin. First spine in dorsal fin procumbent. Spines in anal fin 4. Sixteen branched rays in caudal fin. Vertebrae 23 (11 + 12). To about 35 cm maximum length. Feed on algae and feces. Commonly kept in freshwater aquaria.
Etymology:	Greek, skatos = excrement + Greek, phagein = to eat ( Ref. 45335).
Division:	Marine
Reproductive guild:	nonguarders
Typical activity level:	normal
Main Ref.:	Nelson, J.S..1994
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