Scatophagus Cuvier and Valenciennes 1831 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Acanthopterygii - Scatophagidae
Parent taxon: Scatophagidae according to J. Blot 1969
See also Agassiz 1835 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Eoscatophagus
Subtaxa: Scatophagus frontalis
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Scatophagus in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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