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  • Siganus javus
  • Siganus javus
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Scientific Name Siganus javus  (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common Name Streaked Spinefoot
Type Locality Near Java, Indonesia.
Etymology Siganus: Latin, siganus = a fish, rabbit fish; by the similarity of the nose. 
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Size 530mm or 20.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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.
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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.
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Reference Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1), pp 507.
Registered Keepers There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update 2015 Jun 13 03:21 (species record created: 2014 Nov 16 03:58)