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Streaked spinefoot (Siganus javus)
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Streaked spinefoot (Siganus javus) specimen
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Siganidae

Streaked spinefoot

Siganus javus

Winding lines across body

  • Blue
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • West Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Streaked spinefoot is a fish from Indo-Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 53 cm.

Family
Siganidae
Genus
Siganus
Maximum length
53 cm
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Andaman Islands, Thailand, Viet Nam, southern China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Records for the Ryukyu and Ogasawara Islands could be based on strays (Ref. 9813 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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