Scatophagus Cuvier and Valenciennes 1831 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Acanthopterygii - Scatophagidae

Parent taxon: Scatophagidae according to J. Blot 1969

See also Agassiz 1835 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxon: Eoscatophagus

Subtaxa: Scatophagus frontalis

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Scatophagus in the database

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