Siganus fuscescens

(Houttuyn, 1782)

Vernacular names
English : Mottled spinefoot
French : Poisson-lapin à points nacrés

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Acanthuriformes (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Siganidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach 40 cm in total length. Fairly slender body with gently sloping forehead and protruding lips. Coloration mostly olive green to brown with clearer yellowish forehead. Many rows of clear blue to white dots all around flanks.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean, from south Korea and Japan to Malaysia, Indonesia, New Caledonia and Micronesia. Lives in seagrass flats, shallow lagoons and coastal reefs, to 50 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is targeted by fisheries and harvested in big numbers, especially around Philippines. So far it remains common and widespread.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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