Mottled spinefoot

Siganus fuscescens

Forty Centimeters Siganid Fish from New Caledonia

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

Siganus fuscescens, the mottled spinefoot, black rabbitfish, black spinefoot, dusky rabbitfish, fuscous rabbitfish, happy moments, mi mi, pearl-spotted spinefoot, pin-spotted spinefoot, stinging bream or West Australian rabbitfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Siganidae
Genus: Siganus
Maximum length: 40 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Korea, southern Japan, Ogasawara Islands, Taiwan, southern China, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Andaman Islands, Indonesia, Philippines, Yap, Palau, Pohnpei (Caroline Islands), Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and Australia. Often misidentified as Siganus canaliculatus (Ref. 2334 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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