Siganus virgatus | University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)

Siganus virgatus (Valenciennes, 1835)

Photo taken by » Glycinea M. de Peralta

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Chordata

Class » Osteichthyes

Order » Acanthuriformes

Family » Siganidae

Genus » Siganus

Species » virgatus

Siganus virgatus (Valenciennes, 1835)
(Barhead spinefoot)

Description » (Wikipedia) Siganus virgatus, the barhead spinefoot, doublebar rabbitfish or doublebar spinefoot is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Local Name »

Locality/Distribution » [Santa Ana, Cagayan Valley]

Collectors/Field Observers » Jezza Mae Del Castillo, 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_1906_STAA_035_A

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.

IUCN Conservation Status » Visit IUCN
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:18 July 2017 (FishBase)

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

GenBank Accession Number » N/A

Curated by » mafortaleza-dc (Maybelle Fortaleza)

Last Updated » Sept. 10, 2024, 3:09 p.m.

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.

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

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