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Ostéichthyen Perciformes Siganidae Siganus |
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1 famille | 1 genre | 28 espèces |
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fishbase | WetWebMedia |
Description |
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Identification keys to Siganidae |
Etymologies | Source | |
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Siganus | a fish, rabbit fish, by the similarity of the nose | fishbase |
corallinus | formé sur le latin "corallium", corail | perso |
doliatus | latin doleo = souffrir | perso |
guttatus | latin = tacheté, moucheté | Gaffiot |
javus | de Java | perso |
magnificus | no comment | |
puellus | latin = jeune enfant | Gaffiot |
unimaculatus | à une seule tache | perso |
uspi | University of the South Pacific | monaconature |
virgatus | Latin = tressé en osier, rayé | Gaffiot |
vulpinus | latin = d'un renard | Gaffiot |
Siganus corallinus | ||
fishbase / aquaportail / reef-guardian / souslesmers / nomadica / reeflifesurvey / australianmuseum | Synonymes
Blue-spotted spinefoot / Poisson-lapin tacheté |
Valenciennes, 1835 / LC / ITIS 172338 |
2015 Lizard Is. (Au) (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2011 Maldives by Rainer Kretzberg (via Wikimedia Commons) | 1997 Lizard Is. (Au) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase) |
2020 Thailand ©Michael Barth (via INaturalist) | 2008 Maldives by Rainer Kretzberg (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2002 Great Barrier (Au) by Erik Schlogl (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2005 ©BS Thurner Hof (via Wikimedia Commons) | Seychelles ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase) | |
Bali ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase) | 2016 Raja Ampat by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life) | |
juvénile, 2014 Komodo by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2018 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2010 Sabah (Borneo) by Bernard DUPONT (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2012 aquarium (Oceanopolis) by Citron (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2010 Seychelles by Roberto Pillon (via Wikimedia Commons) | |
Indo-West Pacific | Picot corail | Tropical |
jaune tacheté de points bleu pâle sauf sur les nageoires; oeil barré de noir et l'arrière de opercule foncé; adultes avec tache noire sous le menton | ||
5-30m / 20-35cm | les grosses épines des nageoires sont piquantes et venimeuses | calme & paisible, usually in pairs on shallow coral reefs |
Siganus corallinus | ||
Siganus doliatus | ||
fishbase / WetWebMedia / recif-france / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia / reeflifesurvey | Synonymes
Barred rabbitfish / Barred spinefoot |
Guérin-Méneville, 1829-38 / LC / ITIS 172339 |
juvénile, 2015 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2015 Cairns by Ian Shaw (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2015 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Fiji ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia) | Lizard Is (Au) ©Mark Shepherd (via fishesofaustralia) | 2018 Raja Ampat ©Ulf Swenson (via INaturalist) |
2005 Cairns (Au) by Leonard Low (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2015 Cairns (Au) by David Witherall & Josephine Seale (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2014 Thailand ©Chaloklum Diving (via Wikimedia Commons) |
at night, Heron Island (Au) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase) | Heron Island (Au) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase) | |
2015 Fiji by Steve L. Martin (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2015 Australia by T. Cooper (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2018 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) |
W-Pacifiq | Picot à lignes bleues | tropical |
body blue above, silvery white below; two diagonal brown bands, one from nape through eye to chin a seal brown band, another from base of 4th-5th dorsal spines to just below of pectoral fin; fine blue lines on the head and obvious vertical lines on the upper two-thirds of the sides; horizontal blue lines on the caudal peduncle, and yellow dorsal and caudal fins | ||
<5m / 20-25 cm | venomous (Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland): painful stings | couples/paires in loose schools; juveniles form schools |
Siganus doliatus |
Siganus guttatus | ||
fishbase / reef-guardian / souslesmers / australianmuseum / monaconature / nomadica / reeflifesurvey | Synonymes
Orange-spotted spinefoot / Golden Rabbitfish / Poisson-lapin à selle dorée |
Bloch, 1787 / LC / ITIS 623214 |
2014 Tulamben (Bali) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Cebu (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Dauin (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
2013 Thailand © Rino (via INaturalist) | 2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
2016 US-Liberty (Tulamben/Bali) by Lesley Clements (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2015 Bali by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2012 by Elias Levy (via Wikimedia Commons) |
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2013 Andaman (Thailand) ©Rino (via INaturalist) | 2009 sea aquarium (Prague) by Karelj (via Wikimedia Commons) | |
2007 Bali by Jim Greenfield (via fishbase) | 2014 Thailand ©Chaloklum Diving (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2009 aquarium (Prague) by Karelj (via Wikimedia Commons) |
Bali ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase) | 2009 Similan Is. (Thailand) by Bernd (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2015 Thailand by Markevich A.I. (via fishbase) |
Eastern Indian ocean & Western Pacifiq Australie tropicale |
Poisson lapin doré | tropical |
dusky blue dorsally, silvery below; bright yellow spot adjacent to last few rays of dorsal fin; head with lines and spots; pectorales translucides | ||
3-6m / 25 cm (jsq 42 cm)
venomous (Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland): painful stings |
dioecism, fécondation externe, openwater, spawning at midnight
video |
schoolng; active at night, tolerates or even prefers low salinities; can enter and leave rivers with the tide |
Siganus guttatus | ||
Siganus javus | ||
fishbase / nomadica / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Streaked spinefoot / Java rabbitfish |
Linnaeus, 1766 / LC / ITIS 172342 |
2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2002 Fahl Island (Oman) by Richard Field (via fishbase) |
2005 by jon hanson (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2002 Fahl Island (Oman) by Richard Field (via fishbase) | |
2015 Thailand by Markevich A.I. (via fishbase) | 2014 Thailand ©Chaloklum Diving (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2019 Raja Ampat by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) |
2015 Sri Lanka by chamaeleo (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2014 Thailand ©Chaloklum Diving (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2012 Kri (Raja Ampat) ©David R (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2008 Thailand ©David R (via Encyclopedia of Life) | at night, 2018 Thailand ©Chaloklum Diving (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2015 Thailand ©Chaloklum Diving (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Indo-Pacifiq & Australia | Poisson lapin de Java | tropical |
bronze above, white on belly and thorax; iris light brown; pectoral fins hyaline, pelvic fins white | ||
2-20m / 33 cm (jsq 53cm ?) | venomous (Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland): painful stings | en couple or in small schools of up to 10 individuals or so; calme; |
Siganus javus |
Siganus magnificus | ||
fishbase / aquaportail / souslesmers / en.wiki | Synonymes
Magnificent rabbitfish |
Burgess, 1977 / LC / ITIS 623217 |
By Ealdgyth (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2011 aquarium (Wien) by Zoofoto! (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2009 sea aquarium (Prague) by Karelj (via Wikimedia Commons) |
Similan Islands (Thaïland) ©Allen, G.R. through Randall, John E. (via fishbase) | 2020 aquarium by H. Krisp (via Wikimedia Commons) | |
2009 aquarium (Wien) by Zoofoto! (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2013 aquarium (Wien) by Zoofoto! (via Wikimedia Commons) | |
©Curtis Clark (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2009 aquarium (Prague) by Karelj (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2007 by Dieter Karner (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Eastern Indian Ocean | Renard d'Andaman | tropical |
Ocular band dark chocolate brown to black; a broad white arc running from isthmus and thorax to bases of 2nd - 4th dorsal spines; posterior to white band, body brown or gray dorsally, whitish below; when startled they change to a pale gray color to camouflage themselves | ||
3-30m / 24 cm | venomous (Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland): painful stings | adults occur in pairs, sometimes solitary; juveniles secretive in corals |
Siganus magnificus | ||
Siganus puellus | ||
fishbase / australianmuseum / recif-france / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Masked spinefoot |
Schlegel, 1852 / LC / ITIS 623221 |
2014 Komodo ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2014 Komodo ©mda (via INaturalist) | |
2005 by Leonard Low (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2018 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2007 Bali by Jim Greenfield (via fishbase) |
Kwajalein (Marshall Islands) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase) | 2009 aquarium (Prague) by Karelj (via Wikimedia Commons) | |
1999 Great Barrier (Au) by Erik Schlogl (via fishesofaustralia) | Solomon ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia) | 2005 by Leonard Low (via Wikimedia Commons) |
Raja Ampat by David R (via fishesofaustralia) | Komodo ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia) | Palau ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia) |
Indo-WPacifiq | Poisson-lapin masqué | tropical |
yellow-orange above to silvery white below; a prominent blackish bar on head, spotted; iris blackish; opercular area silver; dorsal and anal fin spines and rays yellow, spines with white streak | ||
1-30m / 25-38cm
video |
painfully venomous (Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland) | young individuals form large schools; adults occur in pairs |
Siganus puellus | ||
Siganus punctatissimus | ||
fishbase / fishesofaustralia / reeflifesurvey | Synonymes
Fine-spotted rabbitfish |
Schneider & Forster, 1801 / LC / ITIS 623222 |
2014 Komodo ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2018 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2019 Raja Ampat by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) |
2018 Solomon ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia) | Solomon ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia) | 2018 Solomon ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia) |
2015 Lizard Is (Au) by Anne Hoggett (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2019 Solomon ©craigjhowe (via INaturalist) | 2019 Raja Ampat by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) |
W-Pacifiq | Peppered spinefoot | tropical |
head and body dark chocolate brown with purplish hue; iris pale rose-brown, white spotted | ||
12-30m / 25-35cm | venomous (Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland): painful stings | usually in pairs |
Siganus punctatissimus |
Siganus punctatus | ||
fishbase / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia / australianmuseum / reeflifesurvey | Synonymes
Goldspotted spinefoot / poisson-lapin moucheté |
Schneider & Forster, 1801 / LC / ITIS 172333 |
2015 Lizard Is (Au) by Anne Hoggett (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2007 aquarium (Pittsburg) by Derek Ramsey (via Wikimedia Commons) | |
Bali by Jim Greenfield (via fishbase) | 2019 Raja Ampat by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2015 Thailand ©Chaloklum Diving (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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2010 Sabah (Borneo) by Bernard DUPONT (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2016 Fiji ©Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life) | |
2015 Bali by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life) | Tulamben (Bali) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase) | Bali by Jim Greenfield (via fishbase) |
2015 US-Liberty (Tulamben/Bali) by Lesley Clements (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2008 Bali ©Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life) | |
Palau ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia) | Great Barrier (Au) by Richard Ling (via fishesofaustralia) | Lizard Is (Au) ©Anne Hoggett (via fishesofaustralia) |
W-Pacifiq | Picot nid d'abeille | tropical |
pattern changes with age; iris silver with 8-10 orange spots; juveniles with a deep brown patch straddling the lateral line; the spot becoming obscured with increase in size | ||
<40m / 30-40cm
venomous (Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland): painful stings |
dioecism, fécondation externe, monogame, pairing, nonguarder | older (>22cm) fish live in pairs, juveniles live in schools (up to about 50 individuals) |
Siganus punctatus |
Siganus spinus | ||
fishbase / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Little spinefoot / Poisson-lapin griffoné / Scribbled rabbitfish |
Linnaeus, 1758 / LC / ITIS 172331 |
2018 Morotai (ID) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2016 Fiji ©Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2014 Tulamben (Bali) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
2013 Okinawa (J) by Peter Rask Møller (via fishbase) | 2012 Fiji ©Paul Asman (via fishbase) | Guam (Mariana Islands) by David Burdick (via Wikimedia Commons) |
Indo-WPacifiq | Petit sigan | tropical |
can adopt a number of camouflage patterns involving off-white, pale gray to blackish, and various shades of brown; basic pattern consists of a labyrinth of narrow bands with upper half vermiculate, the lower ones tend to meander horizontally; this pattern extends to the fins; iris golden dissected by a chocolate cross; 4-5 irregular off-white bars on caudal peduncle | ||
<20m / 18-28cm | painfully venomous (Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland): painful stings | diurnal, in small schools (usually less than 10 individuals) |
Siganus spinus |
Siganus stellatus | ||
fishbase / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia / nomadica / reeflifesurvey / eol | Synonymes
Stellate Rabbitfish / Brown-spotted spinefoot / Poisson lapin marguerite |
Forsskål, 1775 / LC / ITIS 172348 |
2019 Qseir (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
2017 Soudan ©mda (via INaturalist) | Seychelles by Dennis Polack FishWise Professional (via fishesofaustralia) | 2014 Baa Atoll (Maldives) by Ahmed Abdul Rahman (via Wikimedia Commons) |
2012 Safaga (Egypt) by Tomasz Kochanowski (via fishbase) | 2011 Qseirb (Egypt) by Maria Luigia Nitti (via fishbase) | |
2011 Marsa Alam (Egypt) by Derek Keats (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2011 Egypt by Derek Keats (via Wikimedia Commons) | aquarium (Poland) by Wojciech Wysoczański (via fishbase) |
Red Sea ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase) | 1997 Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) by Richard Field (via fishbase) | |
2013 Thailand © Rino (via INaturalist) | 2015 Safaga (Egypt) by Lesley Clements (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 1997 Maldives ©Randall, John E. (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2009 Wadi Gimal (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi (via fishbase) | 2015 Tiran (Egypt) by Lesley Clements (via Encyclopedia of Life) | |
1997 Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) by Richard Field (via fishbase) | 1997 Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) by Richard Field (via fishbase) | 2011 Mirihi (Maldives) by Rainer Kretzberg (via fishbase) |
W Indian & Red sea | Poisson lapin étoilé (sigan marguerite) | tropical |
greyish green with head and body covered with chocolate brown spots; background color is yellowish; silvery iris; | ||
<30m / 35-40 cm | venomous (Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland): painful stings | juveniles and subadults form schools, adults in pairs |
Siganus stellatus |
Siganus unimaculatus | ||
fishbase / reef-guardian / aquaportail / fishesofaustralia / nomadica / monaconature | Synonymes
Blotched foxface / Blackblotch foxface |
Evermann & Seale, 1907 / DD / ITIS 623224 |
2018 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2018 aquarium (UK) by Emőke Dénes (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2013 aquarium by Rob Upchurch (via Wikimedia Commons) |
aquarium (SF) ©Woodland, D.J. through Randall, John E. (via fishbase) | with Odonus niger & Chrysiptera cyanea,
2007 aquarium (Jerusalem) ©SuperJew (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2008 by Cliff (via Wikimedia Commons) |
2013 aquarium (Liverpool) by Rept0n1x (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2007 aquarium (Jerusalem) by SuperJew (via Wikimedia Commons) | |
2017 Philippines by Zsispeo (via fishesofaustralia) | aquarium (DK) by JC Schou (via Biopix) | Okinawa by Patrick Randall (via fishesofaustralia) |
WPacifiq & WAustralia | Tête de renard à une tache | tropical |
yellow with blackish spot posteriorly on the upper side of the body; dessus de la tête est brun sombre avec une crête médiane blanche; gorge et une partie des joues sont également blanches, mais le début du thorax est à nouveau brun sombre; la zone blanche des joues est constellée de nombreuses ponctuations rougeâtres | ||
1-30m / 20cm | venomous (Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland): painful stings | in pairs, small juveniles occur in schools of up to a few hundred individuals, calme, often among staghorn corals |
Siganus unimaculatus |
Siganus uspi | ||
fishbase / aquaportail / monaconature | Synonymes
Bicolored foxface |
Gawel & Woodland, 1974 / NT / ITIS 623225 |
2012 Fiji by Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble (via fishbase) | 2012 Fiji by Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble (via fishbase) | 2010 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
juvénile, 2015 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2016 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life) | Fiji Islands ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase) |
WPacifiq, Fiji | Poisson renard bicolore | tropical |
dark purplish brown except pectoral fins, soft portions of dorsal and anal fins, caudal fin, and posterior part of body which are yellowish; demarcation of 2 colors is sharp | ||
3-30m / 24cm | venomous (Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland): painful stings | juveniles form schools, adults occur in pairs |
Siganus uspi |
Siganus virgatus | ||
fishbase / aquaportail / fishesofaustralia / nomadica / monaconature / souslesmers | Synonymes
Barhead spinefoot / Amphacanthe vergeté / Doublebar rabbitfish |
Valenciennes, 1835 / LC / ITIS 172350 |
2019 Philippines ©mda (via INaturalist) | Tulamben (Bali) by Scott Johnson (via fishbase) | 2013 by Amada44 (via Wikimedia Commons) |
2015 Komodo by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life) | Sri Lanka ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase) | 2013 Thailand by Amada44 (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2009 Exmouth (Au) by Erik Schlogl (via fishesofaustralia) | 2015 Exmouth (Au) ©John Sear (via fishesofaustralia) | 2020 Exmouth (Au) © Glen Whisson (via fishesofaustralia) |
2015 Ningaloo (Au) by John Turnbull (via Encyclopedia of Life) | aquarium (DK) by JC Schou (via Encyclopedia of Life) | aquarium (DK) by JC Schou (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Indo-Pacifiq & NAustralia | Sigan à 2 bandes | tropical |
brown band running diagonally from nape to chin; another from 4th-5th dorsal spine base to pectoral fin base; ocular and shoulder bands spotted with blue; a zone of silvery yellow posterior and adjacent to the shoulder band | ||
1-20m / 20-30 cm | venomous (Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland): painful stings | adults occur in pairs in coastal reef flats, slopes and estuaries; tolerant of murky waters; juveniles found in mangroves and enter freshwater |
Siganus virgatus |
Siganus vulpinus | ||
fishbase / reef-guardian / aquaportail / fishfish / fishesofaustralia / australianmuseum | Synonymes
Foxface |
Schlegel & Müller, 1845 / LC / ITIS 623226 |
2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) | |
2008 aquarium (Prague) by Karelj (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2005 Cairns (Au) by Leonard Low (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
2018 Morotai (ID) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) | By Karelj (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2006 Micronesia ©Dr. Dwayne Meadows by NOAA/NMFS/OPR (via Wikimedia Commons) |
Lembeh ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia) | Lembeh ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia) | Palau ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia) |
2016 Raja Ampat by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life) | Marshall Islands Kwajalein ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase) | coloration under stress or at nightime,
aquarium (Sao Paulo/Brazil) by André Fonseca (via fishbase) |
W-Pacifiq | Picot renard | tropical |
dark chocolate ocular band running in an arc from base of 1st dorsal spine to chin; narrow white blaze on midline of head profile; thorax dark chocolate; a broad white zone behind ocular bar on trunk; remainder of body yellow-orange | ||
1-30m / 20-25 cm | venomous (Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland): painful stings | solitaire (qqx pairs); juveniles and subadults occasionally occur in large schools; calme; territorial |
Siganus vulpinus | ||
MàJ 15/03/2023