Siganus niger, Black foxface : fisheries

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Siganus niger Woodland, 1990

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

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

marin récifal; profondeur 2 - 15 m (Ref. 9813). Tropical

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Eastern Central Pacific: endemic to Tonga, common only in the northernmost island group, Vavau.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9813)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total): 13; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 10; Épines anales 7; Rayons mous anaux: 9; Vertèbres: 23. Fish looks black apart from the bright yellow pectoral fins; `vertical' margin of soft portion of dorsal fin and trailing edge of caudal fin orange. Preopercular angle 110°-111°; strong overlapping scales cover cheeks; 8-12 rows deep below center of orbit. Fully scaled midline of thorax. A very short tube, slightly taller posteriorly supports the anterior nostril opening. Caudal fin slightly incised.

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Prefers areas of staghorn or fire corals, or around rubble mounds composed of plate and staghorn corals. Subadults and adults in pairs, juveniles probably form schools. Feeds on seaweeds. Marketed fresh (Ref. 9813).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Woodland, David J. | Collaborateurs

Woodland, D.J., 1990. Revision of the fish family Siganidae with descriptions of two new species and comments on distribution and biology. Indo-Pac. Fish. (19):136 p. (Ref. 1419)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnérable, voir Liste Rouge IUCN (VU) (B2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 12 March 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Venomous





Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00650 - 0.03213), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  2.0   ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 54.2 [27.2, 133.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.831 [0.390, 1.936] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.0, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.1 [0.1, 0.2] g/100g; Selenium = 20 [8, 49] μg/100g; VitaminA = 31.5 [7.3, 130.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.65 [0.64, 3.54] mg/100g (wet weight);