blue-spotted spinefoot

Siganus corallinus

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Blue
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

blue-spotted spinefoot is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 35 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Siganidae
Genus: Siganus
Maximum length: 35 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Aldabra Islands, Seychelles, Maldives, Andaman Sea, Thailand, Indonesia, Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Singapore, Viet Nam, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, ?Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Australia, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. Replaced by Siganus trispilos in northwest Australia (Ref. 37816 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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