Siganus punctatus

(Schneider & Forster, 1801)

Vernacular names
English : Goldspotted spinefoot
French : Poisson-lapin moucheté

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

Identification
The species will grow up to 40 cm in length. Coloration bluish-grey to light grey with crowded dark-edged golden-orange round spots on entire body and caudal fin. Dorsal and anal fins bluish-grey with golden lines on rays. Clear belly.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean, from Cocos Keeling Island to Indonesia, Philippines, Caroline Islands and north Australia. Lives in clear lagoons, seaward reefs, shallow estuaries, to 40 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is locally common to abundant in its large range. It is only incidentally caught and is not targeted by fisheries.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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