Cacodoxus Cantor [T. E.] 1849:1145 [163] Masc. Chaetodon argus Linnaeus 1766. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Scatophagus Cuvier 1831, not preoccupied by Scatophaga Meigen 1802 in Diptera; Prenes Gistel 1848 is an earlier replacement. On page 163 of separate. •Objective synonym of Scatophagus Cuvier 1831 -- (Tyler & Sorbini 1999:371 [ref. 25312], Parenti 2004:2 [ref. 27605], Kottelat 2013:438 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Scatophagus Cuvier 1831. Scatophagidae.