Banded Scat

Scientific Name: Selenotoca multifasciata
Family: Scat - Scatophagidae
Maximum Size: 28cm
Identification: Silvery; black bars on back form into spots on lower body; sharp fin spines and small scales.
Favourite: Usually form groups.
Hide-out: Estuaries, mangrove creeks and lower reaches of stream to 5m.
Location: Asian Pacific - N. Australia and S. New Guinea to New Caledonia.