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Siganus javus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Streaked spinefoot
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India country information

Common names: Kunar, Ottah, Streaky-Spinefoot
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found along the coast, including Andaman Is. (Ref. 45255) and Godavari estuary (Ref. 51036). Also Ref. 1419.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sigan ondulé, Sigano ondulado, Java rabbitfish, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Siganidae (Rabbitfishes)
Etymology: Siganus: Latin, siganus = a fish, rabbit fish; by the similarity of the nose (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia


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