Vermiculated spinefoot
The vermiculated spinefoot (Siganus vermiculatus), also known as maze rabbitfish, 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 20 m (0 to 66 ft). The maximum length is 45 cm (18 in). It is a common commercially important fish in many tropical countries.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Siganidae |
| Genus: | Siganus |
| Species: | S. vermiculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Siganus vermiculatus (Valenciennes, 1835) | |
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References
- IUCN
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Siganus vermiculatus" in FishBase. March 2015 version.
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