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Golden-lined spinefoot (Siganus lineatus)
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Golden-lined spinefoot (Siganus lineatus) specimen
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Siganidae

Golden-lined spinefoot

Siganus lineatus

Gold spots at fin bases

  • Blue
  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Golden-lined spinefoot is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the largest recorded length is 43 cm.

Family
Siganidae
Genus
Siganus
Maximum length
43 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Maldives, Laccadive Archipelago, India, Sri Lanka, Ogasawara Islands (Japan), eastern Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Philippines; Palau and Yap in Micronesia. Records from Viet Nam (Ref. 2682 ) is probably Siganus guttatus .
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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