Siganus guttatus | University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project

Siganus guttatus (Bloch, 1787)

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Chordata

Class » Osteichthyes

Order » Acanthuriformes

Family » Siganidae

Genus » Siganus

Species » guttatus

Siganus guttatus (Bloch, 1787)
(Orange-spotted spinefoot)

Description » (Wikipedia) The orange-spotted spinefoot (Siganus guttatus), also known as the deepbody spinefoot, gold-saddle rabbitfish, golden rabbitfish, golden-spotted spinefoot, goldlined spinefoot or yellowblotch spinefoot, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
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Local Name » Kitang

Locality/Distribution » [General Santos City]

Collectors/Field Observers » MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan

Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project

Collection Code » FDP_SGES_2208_017_A

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Sarangani Bay.

IUCN Conservation Status » Visit IUCN
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:12 March 2015 (FishBase)

Sample Availability and Preservation » Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin

GenBank Accession Number » N/A

Curated by » Maybelle Fortaleza

Last Updated » Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Sarangani Bay.

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Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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