in order to study the role of the kidney in fish osmoregulation, freshwater acclimatized juvenile spottedscat (scatophagus argus l.) were subjected to four different salinities and observed for histomorphometricchanges of the kidney at 1, 2, 10 and 15 days post transfer time points. the overall morphological changesdisplayed by fish kidney included significant decrease in the density of collect...

Spotted scats (Scatophagus argus) are euryhaline fish of the family scatophagidae inhabiting Indian and western Pacific oceans including Sundarbans estuary Bangladesh having good demand as food aquarium. The present study describes nursery rearing techniques spotted to optimize stocking densities for better survival, growth production.

Scatophagus argus argus (Green Scat) is a pretty aquarium fish. Its hard spines are venomous and can cause painful injury. In this study 60 specimens of Green Scat were collected periodically from coastal waters of Boushehr (south of Iran) from May 2011 to April 2012. Anatomical features of venomous spines were investigated. Scat venom was extracted from the spines in a new manner for keeping t...

The spotted scat (Scatophagus argus) is the most widely commercially cultured fish in eastern and southern Asia that possess potential economic value. However, up to date, there are no studies reported on selection of suitable reference genes this fish, which crucial for guaranteeing accurate reliable results RT-qPCR analyses. This study aimed at screening stable ovary pituitary different ovari...