Siganus vermiculatus | University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO) | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Siganus vermiculatus (Valenciennes, 1835)
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Osteichthyes
  • Order » Acanthuriformes
  • Family » Siganidae
  • Genus » Siganus
  • Species » vermiculatus
  • Siganus vermiculatus (Valenciennes, 1835)
    (Vermiculated spinefoot)
  • Description »   (Wikipedia) The vermiculated spinefoot (Siganus vermiculatus), also known as maze rabbitfish, scribbled spinefoot or vermiculate rabbitfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. Like all rabbitfishes, it has venomous spines on the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins. It is a reef associated fish species of the Indo-West Pacific region. It is a common commercially important fish in many tropical countries.
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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Maconacon, Isabela] [Panabo Public Market]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »   Glycinea M. de Peralta
  • Species ID by »   Maybelle A. Fortaleza
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)
  • Collection Code »   NEC_2001_MACO_001_A
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:25 August 2011 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »   Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524680
  • Curated by »   Maybelle Fortaleza
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 13, 2024, 1:24 p.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

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

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