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Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Siganidae Rabbitfishes

Genus: Siganus

(See list of species below)


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29 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Siganus argenteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

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Siganus argenteus
[Streamlined spinefoot]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Siganus canaliculatus (Park, 1797)

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Siganus canaliculatus
[White-spotted spinefoot]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Siganus corallinus (Valenciennes, 1835)

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Siganus corallinus
[Blue-spotted spinefoot]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Siganus doliatus Guérin-Méneville, 1829-38

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siganus doliatus
[Barred spinefoot]

Photo by Kuiter, R.H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn, 1782)

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Siganus fuscescens
[Mottled spinefoot]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Siganus guttatus (Bloch, 1787)

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Siganus guttatus
[Orange-spotted spinefoot]

Photo by Rusconi, G.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Siganus insomnis Woodland & Anderson, 2014

Photo by Photo by Rusconi, G.
 
Siganus insomnis
[Bronze-lined rabbitfish.]

Photo by Field, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 53 cm TL
Siganus javus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Photo by Field, R.
 
Siganus javus
[Streaked spinefoot]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Siganus labyrinthodes (Bleeker, 1853)

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Siganus labyrinthodes
[Labyrinth spinefoot]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Siganus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1835)

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Siganus lineatus
[Golden-lined spinefoot]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Siganus luridus (Rüppell, 1829)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Siganus luridus
[Dusky spinefoot]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Siganus magnificus (Burgess, 1977)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siganus magnificus
[Magnificent rabbitfish]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Siganus niger Woodland, 1990

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Siganus niger
[Black foxface]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Siganus puelloides Woodland & Randall, 1979

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Siganus puelloides
[Blackeye rabbitfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Siganus puellus (Schlegel, 1852)

Photo by Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Siganus puellus
[Masked spinefoot]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Siganus punctatissimus Fowler & Bean, 1929

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Siganus punctatissimus
[Peppered spinefoot]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Siganus punctatus
[Goldspotted spinefoot]

Photo by Woodland, D.J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 33.5 cm FL
Siganus randalli Woodland, 1990

Photo by Photo by Woodland, D.J.
 
Siganus randalli
[Variegated spinefoot]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30.2 cm TL
Siganus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775

Photo by Photo by Field, R.
 
Siganus rivulatus
[Marbled spinefoot]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Siganus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Siganus spinus
[Little spinefoot]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Siganus stellatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siganus stellatus
[Brown-spotted spinefoot]

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Indiant Ocean
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835)

Photo by Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)
 
Siganus sutor
[Shoemaker spinefoot]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Siganus trispilos Woodland & Allen, 1977

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siganus trispilos
[Threeblotched rabbitfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Siganus unimaculatus (Evermann & Seale, 1907)

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Siganus unimaculatus
[Blotched foxface]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Western Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Siganus uspi Gawel & Woodland, 1974

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Siganus uspi
[Bicolored foxface]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Siganus vermiculatus (Valenciennes, 1835)

Photo by Photo by Malaer, P.
 
Siganus vermiculatus
[Vermiculated spinefoot]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Siganus virgatus (Valenciennes, 1835)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siganus virgatus
[Barhead spinefoot]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Siganus vulpinus (Schlegel & Müller, 1845)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siganus vulpinus
[Foxface]

Photo by Borsa, P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25.2 cm SL
Siganus woodlandi Randall & Kulbicki, 2005

Photo by Photo by Borsa, P.
 
Siganus woodlandi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Siganus argenteus Streamlined spinefoot Indo-Pacific 40 TL 1825
Siganus canaliculatus White-spotted spinefoot Indo-West Pacific 40 TL 1797
Siganus corallinus Blue-spotted spinefoot Indo-West Pacific 35 SL 1835
Siganus doliatus Barred spinefoot Western Pacific 25 SL 1838
Siganus fuscescens Mottled spinefoot Western Pacific 40 TL 1782
Siganus guttatus Orange-spotted spinefoot Eastern Indian Ocean and 42 TL 1787
Siganus insomnis Bronze-lined rabbitfish. Indian Ocean 35 SL 2014
Siganus javus Streaked spinefoot Indo-Pacific 53 TL 1766
Siganus labyrinthodes Labyrinth spinefoot Western Central Pacific 25 TL 1853
Siganus lineatus Golden-lined spinefoot Indo-West Pacific 43 TL 1835
Siganus luridus Dusky spinefoot Western Indian Ocean 30 TL 1829
Siganus magnificus Magnificent rabbitfish Eastern Indian Ocean 24 SL 1977
Siganus niger Black foxface Eastern Central Pacific 22 TL 1990
Siganus puelloides Blackeye rabbitfish Indian Ocean 31 TL 1979
Siganus puellus Masked spinefoot Indo-West Pacific 38 TL 1852
Siganus punctatissimus Peppered spinefoot Western Pacific 35 SL 1929
Siganus punctatus Goldspotted spinefoot Western Pacific 40 TL 1801
Siganus randalli Variegated spinefoot Western Pacific 33.5 FL 1990
Siganus rivulatus Marbled spinefoot Western Indian Ocean 30.2 TL 1775
Siganus spinus Little spinefoot Indo-West Pacific 28 TL 1758
Siganus stellatus Brown-spotted spinefoot Indian Ocean 40 TL 1775
Siganus sutor Shoemaker spinefoot Indiant Ocean 45 SL 1835
Siganus trispilos Threeblotched rabbitfish Eastern Indian Ocean 25 TL 1977
Siganus unimaculatus Blotched foxface Western Pacific 20 SL 1907
Siganus uspi Bicolored foxface Western Pacific 24 TL 1974
Siganus vermiculatus Vermiculated spinefoot Indo-West Pacific 45 TL 1835
Siganus virgatus Barhead spinefoot Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1835
Siganus vulpinus Foxface Western Pacific 25 SL 1845
Siganus woodlandi Western Pacific 25.2 SL 2005



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