Golden-lined spinefoot

Golden-lined spinefoot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Siganidae
Genus: Siganus
Species: S. lineatus
Binomial name
Siganus lineatus
Valenciennes, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Amphacanthus concatenatus (non Valenciennes, 1835) Misapplied name
  • Amphacanthus javanus (non Linnaeus, 1766)
  • Amphacanthus lineatus Valenciennes, 1835
  • Siganus aurolineatus Ogilby, 1912
  • Siganus concatenatus (non Valenciennes, 1835)
  • Teuthis flava De Vis, 1884
  • Teuthis lineata (Valenciennes, 1835)
  • Teuthis lineatus (Valenciennes, 1835)
  • Teuthis vermiculata (non Valenciennes, 1835)

The Golden-lined spinefoot (Siganus lineatus) 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 25 m (0 to 82 ft). The maximum length is 43 cm (17 in). It is a common commercially important fish in many tropical countries. [1]

References

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