AquaticRepublic.com - Siganus fuscescens (Siganidae) All Fishes

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Siganus fuscescens** (Houttuyn, 1782)
Common Name
Type Locality	Japan.
Etymology	Siganus: Latin, siganus = a fish, rabbit fish; by the similarity of the nose.
Species Information
Size	400mm or 15.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Often misidentified as Siganus canaliculatus.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Western Pacific: southern Korea, southern Japan, Ogasawara Islands, Taiwan, southern China, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Andaman Islands, Indonesia, Philippines, Yap, Palau, Pohnpei (Caroline Islands), Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and Australia. Often misidentified as Siganus canaliculatus.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2015.
Other Parameters	Inhabits algal and seagrass flats and shallow lagoon and coastal reefs, often found in large estuaries.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	In nature, juveniles of this species feed on filamentous algae, adults feed on leafy algae and seagrasses. User data.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Verhandelingen der Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem v. 20 (pt 2), pp 333.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
Wishlists	Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species.
Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen.
Forum BBCode

	Look up S. fuscescens on Fishbase
	Look up S. fuscescens on Encyclopedia of Life
	Look up S. fuscescens on Global Biodiversity Information Facility
	LFS label creator
Last Update	2020 Oct 27 06:43 (species record created: 2014 Nov 16 03:57)