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Orange-spotted spinefoot

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Orange-spotted spinefoot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Siganidae
Genus: Siganus
Species:
S. guttatus
Binomial name
Siganus guttatus
(Bloch, 1787)

The orange-spotted spinefoot, Siganus guttatus, is a rabbitfish from the eastern Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to 42 cm in length.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Siganus guttatus". FishBase. December 2008 version.