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Scientific Name	**Siganus javus** (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common Name	Streaked Spinefoot
Type Locality	Near Java, Indonesia.
Synonym(s)	Acanthurus javanus, Amphacanthus javanus, Amphacanthus javus, Amphacanthus spec, Teuthis brevirostris, Teuthis javus, Theutis java
Etymology	Siganus: Latin, siganus = a fish, rabbit fish; by the similarity of the nose.
Species Information
Size	530mm or 20.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Andaman Islands, Thailand, Viet Nam, southern China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Records for the Ryukyu and Ogasawara Islands could be based on strays.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2015.
Other Parameters	Occurs in small schools of up to 10 individuals or so, in shallow coastal waters, brackish lagoons and rocky or coral reefs. Marine and brackish water.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	In nature, this species feeds on algae attached to the substrate and on floating algal fragments. User data.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1), pp 507.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:51 (species record created: 2014 Nov 16 03:58)