Common Names
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Common Names in Arabic:
ﺎﻃﺎﻄﺑ, ﻪﺸﻔﺷ, Abu Chawke Asswad, Batata, Batata Khahlla, Batatah, ﺎﻃﺎﻄﺑ, ﻪﺸﻔﺷ, Mouwasit'a Sawd', Mouwasit'a Sawdâ', Muasta Sawda, Okkais Asswad, Safi, Seeseege, Shefshah, Shifsha
Common Names in Creole, French:
Cordonnier Grosse Tete
Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins,:
Cordonnier Grosse Tete
Common Names in Danish:
Mørk Kaninfisk, Mrk Kaninfisk
Common Names in English:
Dusky Spinefoot, Marguertie Du Large, Spinefoot, Squaretail Rabbitfish
Common Names in French:
Sigan Sombre
Common Names in Greek:
Αγριόσαλπα μαύρη, Γερμανός, Προσφυγοπούλα, Προσφυγοπούλα μαύρη, Agriosalpa Mavri, Αγριόσαλπα μαύρη, Γερμανός, Προσφυγοπούλα, Προσφυγοπούλα μαύρη
Common Names in Greek, Modern (1453):
Agriosalpa Mavri, Αγριόσαλπα μαύρη
Common Names in Malay:
Debam, Dengkis
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
截尾籃子魚, 截尾篮子鱼, 截尾籃子魚
Common Names in Other:
Marguertie Du Large
Common Names in Portuguese:
Coelho Nebuloso
Common Names in Somali:
Saafad
Common Names in Spanish:
Sigano Nebuloso
Common Names in Swahili:
Chafi, Tasi
Common Names in Turkish:
arpan Baligi
Description
Family Siganidae
Indo-Pacific and eastern Mediterranean. Each pelvic fin with 3 soft rays between an inner and an outer spine. Dorsal fin with 13 strong spines; soft rays 10. Anal fin spines 7; soft rays 9. Poisonous spines. About 40 cm maximum length . Some species in schools; others among corals . All species are diurnal herbivores that feed on benthic algae. Pelagic spawners. Important foodfishes. Some of the colorful species are popular in the aquarium trade.The family Siganidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 2 genera and 25 species. It may be found in Marine and Brackish environments and is primarily Marine. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is carangiform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the middle Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Latin, siganus = rabbit fish, by the similarity of the nose
Habitat
Found in small schools in very shallow water close to the bottom . Prefers hard bottoms of compacted sand with rock or coral debris .
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,310 meters (0 to -17,421 feet).[1]
Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .
Biology
Diet
Feeds on a wide range of benthic algae.
Behavior
Solitary adults and groups of 3 or 4 adults have also been observed. May suddenly stop and erect its fins (dorsal, anal and pelvic ) presenting an encircling array of spined to potential predators ; these spines are venomous .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Class:
Actinopterygii
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Suborder:
Acanthuroidei
()
- Suborder:
Acanthuroidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Ambiguous Synonyms
- Amphacanthus abhortani Valenciennes, 1835
- Siganus rivulatus Forssk �l, 1775
- Siganus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Amphacanthus luridus Rüppell, 1829
- Amphacanthus luridus Rppell, 1829
- Siganus luridus /i> (Rüppell, 1829)
- Teuthis lurida /i> (Rppell, 1829)
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Woodland D.J.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Siganus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 72 species and subspecies in this genus:
S. lineatus · S. aeolus · S. canaliculatus · S. argenteus · S. argenteus (Streamlined Spinefoot) · S. aurolineatus · S. canaliculata · S. canaliculatus (White Spotted Rabbit Fish) · S. cancatenatus · S. caniculatus · S. capricornensis · S. stellatus · S. concatenata · S. lineatus · S. fuscescens · S. consobrinus · S. coralinus · S. corallina · S. corallinus (Ocellated Orange Spinefoot) · S. doliata · S. doliatus (Pencil-Straeked Rabbitfish) · S. ebonensis · S. fuscenscens · S. fuscescens (Fuscescens Rabbitfish) · S. fuscesens · S. fuscus · S. guttatus (Orange-Spotted Sleeper-Goby) · S. guttatus · S. hexagonatus · S. javus (Bluespotted Spinefish) · S. fuscescens · S. labyrinthodes (Labyrinth Rabbitfish) · S. lineatus (Golden-Lined Spinefoot) · S. luridus (Squaretail Rabbitfish) · S. magnificus (Magnificent Rabbitfish) · S. margaritifera · S. argenteus · S. rivulatus · S. rivulatus · S. niger (Black Flounder) · S. notostictus · S. sutor · S. puella · S. puelloides (Blackeye Rabbitfish) · S. puellus (Bluelined Rabbitfish) · S. punctatissimus (Fine-Spotted Rabbitfish) · S. punctatistissimus · S. punctatus (Gold-Spotted Rabbitfish) · S. randalli (Randall´s Rabbitfish) · S. rivuatus · S. rivulatus (Rivulated Rabbitfish) · S. spinus · S. shortlandensis · S. spinus (Blue-Spotted Trevally) · S. stellatus (Brown-Spotted Spinefoot) · S. stellatus laqueus · S. stellatus stellatus · S. striolata · S. striolatus · S. sutor (African White-Spotted Rabbitfish) · S. spinus · S. trispilos (Threeblotched Rabbitfish) · S. fuscescens · S. unimaculatus (Onespot Rabbitfish) · S. uspi (Bicolored False Moray) · S. vermiculatus (Vermiculated Rabbitfish) · S. virgatus (Double Barred Spinefoot) · S. virigatus · S. vulpinis · S. vulpinus (Foxface Rabbitfish) · S. woodlandi · S. zoniceps
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Further Reading
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 319.
- Fricke, R. (1999). Fishes of the Mascarene Islands (Réunion, Mauritius, Rodriguez): an annotated checklist, with descriptions of new species. Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein, Theses Zoologicae, Vol. 31: 759 p.
- Heemstra, P.C. (1995). Additions and corrections for the 1995 impression. p. v - xv. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Revised Edition of Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- Por, F.D. (1978). Lessepsian migration. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. 228 p.
- Randall, J.E. (1995). Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p.
- Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers (1996). FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Somalia. FAO, Rome. 376 p.
- Woodland, D.J. (1990). Revision of the fish family Siganidae with descriptions of two new species and comments on distribution and biology. Indo-Pac. Fish. (19):136 p.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 10, 2006.
- FishBase 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
- Woodland, David J. (from FishBase).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
- National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
- Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
- Senckenberg: Collection Pisces
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2501992
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-25216
- Fishbase Species ID: 4613
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 623216
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 124927
Footnotes
- Mean = -1,792.210 meters (-5,879.954 feet), Standard Deviation = 2,027.090 based on 38 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
