Barred spinefoot

Siganus doliatus

Brown stripe crosses through eye

Barred spinefoot is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the largest recorded length is 25 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Siganidae
Genus: Siganus
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Pacific: scarcely entering the Indo-Malayan area (except eastern Indonesia), north to Palau and Kosrae, south to northwestern Australia and Tonga (Ref. 43045 ). Replaced by closely related Siganus virgatus from Sulawesi and the Philippines to south India (Ref. 37816 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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