Scatophagus tetracanthus (Lacépède, 1802) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Common names : Skattie (Afrikaans), African scat / Scatty (English), Vöödiline roojakala (Estonian), Tiikeriarguskala (Finnish), Afrikanischer Argusfisch (German), Hinta (Malagasy), Filaovanda / Hiata / Hintra (Malagasy, Sakalava), Pingo manchado (Portuguese) .
  • Current distribution known : found in East Africa (from Kenya to South Africa) and Madagascar east to Papua New Guinea, south to northern Australia .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds on detritus and benthic invertebrates .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Sommer et al., 1996 .
  • Habitat / home range : very common in the rivers. A marine fish which can survive and reproduce in fresh waters without going to the sea. This species lives also in the rivers and lagoons .
  • Habitat_references : Eccles, 1992 | Fischer et al., 1990 | Sommer et al., 1996 .
  • Size : 300 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Chaetodon tetracanthus Lacépède, 1802: 727, 1801, pl. 25, fig. Type locality unknown, probably Indian Ocean. Holotype MNHN n° A-2685.
    • Scatophagus fasciatus Cuvier, 1831: 144. Type locality: Unknown locality. Holotype MNHN A-2685 (dry).