Golden Rabbitfish

Siganus guttatus

Siganid Fish beneath the South China Sea

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

The orange-spotted spinefoot (Siganus guttatus), also known as the deepbody spinefoot, gold-saddle rabbitfish, golden rabbitfish, golden-spotted spinefoot, goldlined spinefoot or yellowblotch spinefoot, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Siganidae
Genus: Siganus
Maximum length: 42 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific: Andaman Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (including Irian Jaya), Viet Nam, Ryukyus, southern and eastern China, Taiwan, South China Sea, Philippines, and Palau. Replaced by Siganus lineatus to the west, south and east of the region described by the said localities.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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