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Goldspotted spinefoot (Siganus punctatus)
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Goldspotted spinefoot (Siganus punctatus) specimen
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Siganidae

Goldspotted spinefoot

Siganus punctatus

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  • Blue
  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Goldspotted spinefoot is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 40 cm.

Family
Siganidae
Genus
Siganus
Maximum length
40 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western Pacific: fringe of the eastern sector of the Indian Ocean, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea, Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Mariana Islands, Palau (Belau), Caroline Islands, Kapingamarangi Islands, Nauru and Niue. The species is replaced by its sibling, Siganus stellatus , in the Andaman Sea and regions which are located further west.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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