Blotched foxface

The blotched foxface, Siganus unimaculatus, is a species of rabbitfish found at reefs and lagoons in the central Indo-Pacific.[1] Except for the black spot on the rear upper body, it resembles the closely related foxface rabbitfish.[1]

Blotched foxface
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Siganidae
Genus: Siganus
Species:
S. unimaculatus
Binomial name
Siganus unimaculatus
(Evermann & Seale, 1907)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2010). "Siganus unimaculatus" in FishBase. September 2010 version.


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