Common Names
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Common Names in Bikol:
Batataway, Batwayi, Dangit, Kitong, Moblad, Taragbago, Toros, Turos
Common Names in Danish:
Plettet Rævehoved, Plettet Rvehoved
Common Names in English:
Blotched Flounder, Blotched Foxface, Foxface Rabbitfish, Onespot Rabbitfish
Common Names in Ilokano:
Padas
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
尖嘴籃子魚, 狐籃子魚, 臭肚, 象魚, 狐篮子鱼, 狐籃子魚, 臭肚, 象魚, 象鱼, 尖嘴篮子鱼, 尖嘴籃子魚
Common Names in Other:
Tambago
Common Names in Tagalog:
Alama, Balawis, Barangan, Danggit, Indongan, Samaral
Common Names in Visayan:
Bayag Bago, Buras, Danggit, Dayagbagu, Kitang, Tabago, Tayog
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
Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .
Biology
Diet
Feeds on seaweeds[1].
Behavior
Small juveniles occur in schools of up to a few hundred fish, larger juveniles and adults occur in pairs.
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
- Lo vulpinus /i> (Non Schlegel & M�ller, 1845)
- Siganus vulpinus /i> (Schlegel & M�ller, 1845)
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Lo unimaculatus Evermann & Seale, 1907
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Woodland D.J., Data last modified by FishBase 19-Oct-1995
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
- Randall, J.E., H. Ida, K. Kato, R.L. Pyle and J.L. Earle (1997). Annotated checklist of inshore fishes of the Ogasawara Islands. Nat. Sci. Mus. Monogr. (11):1-74.
- 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 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Woodland, David J. (from FishBase).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3858889
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-25228
- Fishbase Species ID: 4630
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 623224
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 124940
Footnotes
- Woodland, D. (1997). Siganidae. Spinefoots, rabbitfishes. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Western Central Pacific. [back]
