Scribbled Rabbitfish (species: Siganus spinus) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Siganus spinus
Scribbled Rabbitfish


©Anne Hoggett: Siganus spinus near the LIRS saltwater intake line, Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Siganus spinus near the LIRS saltwater intake line, Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Siganus spinus on the reef flat at Coconut Beach, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Siganidae
Genus Siganus
Species Siganus spinus

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

         

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 20 cm (Length according to Allen et al (2003).)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Bellwood, D.R. (1988). Ontogenetic changes in the diet of early post-settlement Scarus species (Pisces: Scaridae), Journal of Fish Biology, 33: 213-219. LIRS catalog number 396.
  • Bellwood, D.R. and C.J. Fulton (2008). Sediment-mediated suppression of herbivory on coral reefs: decreasing resilience to rising sea levels and climate change? Limnology and Oceanography, 53: 2695-2701. LIRS catalog number 1259.
  • Goatley, C.H.R. and D.R. Bellwood (2012). Sediment suppresses herbivory across a coral reef depth gradient. Biology Letters, doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0770. LIRS catalog number 1549.
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