FreshwaterBrackishSaltwater
Spotbanded scat
Selenotoca multifasciata
Scatophagidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 40 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,464 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, and Thailand.
More about the species
Description
Found in coastal estuaries, river entrances and rock pools. Inhabits mangrove creeks and the lower reaches of freshwater streams. Anterolateral glandular groove with venom gland. Sometimes sold fresh in markets. Juveniles collected for the aquarium trade.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Scatophagus multifasciatus
- Scatophagus tetracanthus
- Selenotoca multifasciatus
In other languages
- Pletbåndet argusfisk
- Raita-arguskala
- Banded scat, Barred scat, Butterfish, John Dory, Johnny Dory, Many-banded scat, Old Maid, Southern butter-fish, Southern butterfish, Striped butterfish, Striped scat, Striped seat
Articles
All articles
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to set up an aquarium from Australia and New Guinea4 min read
The home of rainbowfish: water, substrate, plants and light for rainbowfish, blue-eyes and peacock gudgeons, with a long aquarium and open water in the middle.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.