Vermiculated spinefoot

Vermiculated spinefoot
Juvenile
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Siganidae
Genus:Siganus
Species: S. vermiculatus
Binomial name
Siganus vermiculatus
(Valenciennes, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Amphacanthus vermiculatus Valenciennes, 1835

The vermiculated spinefoot (Siganus vermiculatus), also known as maze rabbitfish, is a species of rabbitfish. Like all rabbitfishes, it has venomous spines on the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins. It is reef associated fish species that inhabit waters at depths from 0 to 20 m (0 to 66 ft). The maximum length is 45 cm (18 in). It is a common commercially important fish in many tropical countries.[2]

References

  1. IUCN
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Siganus vermiculatus" in FishBase. March 2015 version.


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