What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Spotted scat been recorded?

Scatophagus argus occurrence evidence comes from 384 records in 23 countries and territories, from 1866 to 2026. Most records come from Bangladesh.

PerciformesScatophagidaeScatophagus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

384 records across 23 countries and territories, 1866–2026.

Scatophagus argus · GBIF taxon key 2394736

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: January.

5 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18662026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Spotted scat has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Spotted scat. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Bangladesh 173
Philippines 47
Thailand 29
Malaysia 21
Indonesia 17
India 12
Brunei 10
Palau 10
Australia 9
Papua New Guinea 9
Pakistan 9
Taiwan 8
Singapore 7
Micronesia 4
Cambodia 4
Hong Kong 3
Myanmar 3
Fiji 2
South Korea 2
Vietnam 2
China 1
Sri Lanka 1
New Caledonia 1
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.