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Australian Faunal Directory Taiwan Biodiversity National Information Network CalPhotos FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from Australian Faunal Directory    Top | See original http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/512b0711-21c2-45d0-a44d-67fbde11cf10 ---> https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/512b0711-21c2-45d0-a44d-67fbde11cf10 Australian Biological Resources Study Australian Faunal Directory Contact us You are here:  Environment home » Biodiversity » ABRS » AFD » ANIMALIA (Kingdom) » CHORDATA (Phylum) » VERTEBRATA (Subphylum) » GNATHOSTOMATA (Higher Taxon) » PISCES (Higher Taxon) » ACTINOPTERYGII (Class) » EUTELEOSTEI (Subdivision) » ACANTHOPTERYGII (Superorder) » PERCIFORMES (Order) » ACANTHUROIDEI (Suborder) » SIGANIDAE (Family) » Siganus Forsskål, 1775 (Genus) » Siganus argenteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Species Siganus argenteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Checklist Statistics Host Taxa Bibliography Names List Complete Preview Museums Museum list Regional Maps IBRA Regions IMCRA Regions Original AFD map External Links CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota SSA - Seafood Services Australia CAAB : 37438007 Taxon concept Siganus_argenteus last modified 2013-10-09 10:07:52.756 Species Siganus argenteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Forktail Rabbitfish , Schooling Rabbit-fish, Schooling Rabbitfish, Silver Spinefoot, Streamlined Spinefoot Amphacanthus argenteus Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1825. Chapter 9. Poissons. 329-401 pls 43-65 in Freycinet, L.C.D. de (ed.). Voyage Autour du Monde, entrepris par orde du Roi, sous le Ministère et conformément aux instructions de S. Exc. M. le Vicomte de Boucharge, secrétaire d'État au Département de la Marine exécuté sur les corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne , pendent les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820; publié sous les auspices de S.E.M. le Conte Corbière, secrétaire d'État de l'Intérieur, pour la partie historique et les sciences naturelles, et de S.E.M. le Marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre, Secrétaire d'État de la Marine et des Colonies, pour la partie nautique; par M. Louis Freycinet, etc . Paris : Pillet Aîné Vol. 1 + atlas iv 712 pp. [368, pl. 62(3)]. Type data:   Syntype(s) MNHP A.7043, Guam; MNHP A.7454, Mariana Island; MNHP A.7055, Mariana Island; RMNH 1536, Mariana Island.   Generic Combinations Siganus argenteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). — Fowler, H.W. 1928. The fishes of Oceania. Memoirs of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 10 : 1-540 figs 1-82 pls 1-49 [283]   Distribution States Queensland, Western Australia Extra Distribution Information Rowley Shoals (17°20'S) and Scott Reef (14°03'S), WA, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°15'S) and off Cape York (10°48'S) to Moreton Bay (26°58'S), QLD, Lihou Reef, Coral Sea, also Cocos (Keeling) Islands; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific. IBRA and IMCRA regions IMCRA Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41) Other Regions Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands Distribution References Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412 : 1-21 [18] Hutchins, J.B., Williams, D.McB., Newman, S.J., Cappo, M. & Speare, P. 1995. New records of fishes for the Rowley Shoals and Scott/Seringapatam Reefs, off north-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 17 : 119-123 [123] Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54 (3) [332] Russell, B.C., Larson, H.K., Hutchins, J.B. & Allen, G.R. 2005. Reef fishes of the Sahul Shelf. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory Supplement 1 2005 : 83-105 [103] Ecological Descriptors Coral reef, inshore, marine, schooling.   General References Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies . Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [1007] Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen . Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [376] Kuiter, R.H. & Debelius, H. 2001. Surgeonfishes, Rabbitfishes and Their Relatives. A comprehensive guide to Acanthuroidei . Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 208 pp. [158] Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea . Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [435] Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea . Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [435] Woodland, D.J. 1990. Revision of the fish family Siganidae with descriptions of two new species and comments on distribution and biology. Indo-Pacific Fishes 19 : 1-136 figs 1-23, 11 pls [38] Woodland, D.J. 2001. Siganidae. pp. 3627-3650 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes . Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3632]   Common Name References Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia . Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [224] (Silver Spinefoot) Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters . Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [251] (Schooling Rabbit-fish) Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen . Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [376] (Schooling Rabbitfish) Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea . Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [435] ( Forktail Rabbitfish ) Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. ( Forktail Rabbitfish ) Woodland, D.J. 2001. Siganidae. pp. 3627-3650 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes . Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3632] (FAO) (Streamlined Spinefoot)   History of changes Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013. Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s) 11-Jun-2013 11-Jun-2013 MODIFIED 12-Feb-2010 (import) Accessibility | Disclaimer | Privacy | Freedom of information | © Commonwealth of Australia Last modified: Wednesday, 9 October 2013 10:07:52 AM AEDT Department of the Environment and Energy GPO Box 787 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia +61 (0)2 6274 1111 ABN Our land. Our plan. Our future. Australian Government   Environment home Australian Biological Resources Study Databases and online resources Fauna databases and online resources AFD Home How to cite AFD Main Checklist Name Search Bibliographic Search Advanced Search Biocode Search Links and Resources Maps and Other Information Following modified from Taiwan Biodiversity National Information Network    Top | See original 　 Kingdom Animalia    Phylum Chordata    Class Actinopterygii    Order Perciformes    Family Siganidae    Genus Siganus     Siganus argenteus    (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)  Provider: Chen, Jeng-Ping  Synonyms： Amphacanthus argenteus ,  Amphacanthus mertensii ,  Amphacanthus rostratus ,  Siganas rostrata ,  Siganus argebteys ,  Siganus rivulatus ,  Siganus rostratus ,  Siganus sp. ,  Siganus vitianus ,  Teuthis argentea ,  Teuthis kopsi ,  more... Teuthis oligosticta ,  Teuthis rostrata ,  Teuthis rostratus ,  Teuthis vitianus   hide... Citation: 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993); The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001) Character: Dorsal-fin raysXIII, 10 ; anal-fin rays VII, 9 ; pectoral-fin rays 17-19. Body depth 2.6-3.0 times in standard length; snout short, 2.55-2.7 in head; caudal fin deeply forked; blue to bluish grey with numerous small yellow spots.  Habitat: Small juveniles found on reef flats; adults usually seen off seaward reefs; more than other siganids they tend to swim away in midwater rather than take refuge in the reef; feed on a wide variety of algae.  Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Taiwan: South, Hsiaoliuchiu, Lanyu, Lyudao, East.   Utility: Commercial fisheries species.  Name Code: 382612    Marine      Suggested Link    The Fish Database of Taiwan    FishBase    Discover Life    World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)   User Response:      　       Following modified from CalPhotos    Top | See original http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=dl&where-taxon=Siganus+argenteus&where-lifeform=specimen_tag&rel-lifeform=ne&rel-taxon=begins+with&where-lifeform=Animal ---> https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=dl&where-taxon=Siganus+argenteus&where-lifeform=specimen_tag&rel-lifeform=ne&rel-taxon=begins+with&where-lifeform=Animal CalPhotos     Contributors    •    Log In     Number of matches : 1 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Siganus argenteus%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Animal") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Siganus argenteus ID: 4444 4444 1106 0168 [detail] © 2006 Moorea Biocode Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. 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