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Masked spinefoot (Siganus puellus)
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Masked spinefoot (Siganus puellus) specimen
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Siganidae

Masked spinefoot

Siganus puellus

Black band across eye to nape

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

Masked spinefoot is a marine fish from Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits coastal waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 38 cm.

Family
Siganidae
Genus
Siganus
Maximum length
38 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Cocos-Keeling Islands and the South China Sea to the Gilbert Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia (Ref. 37816 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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