Golden-lined spinefoot

The golden-lined spinefoot (Siganus lineatus) is a species of rabbitfish. Like all rabbitfishes, it has venomous spines on the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins. The maximum length is 43 cm (17 in). It is a common, commercially important fish. This reef associated species inhabits waters at depths from 0 to 25 m (0 to 82 ft).[1] It is found in the tropical Western Pacific and along the coasts of northern Australia. A disjunct population found in the northern Indian Ocean was formerly included in this species, but in 2014 it was described as a separate species, S. insomnis.[2]

Golden-lined spinefoot
At Lizard Island, Australia

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Siganidae
Genus: Siganus
Species:
S. lineatus
Binomial name
Siganus lineatus
Synonyms
  • Amphacanthus concatenatus (non Valenciennes, 1835) Misapplied name
  • Amphacanthus javanus (non Linnaeus, 1766)
  • Amphacanthus lineatus Valenciennes, 1835
  • Siganus aurolineatus Ogilby, 1912
  • Siganus concatenatus (non Valenciennes, 1835)
  • Teuthis flava De Vis, 1884
  • Teuthis lineata (Valenciennes, 1835)
  • Teuthis lineatus (Valenciennes, 1835)
  • Teuthis vermiculata (non Valenciennes, 1835)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Siganus lineatus" in FishBase. March 2015 version.
  2. Woodland, D.J.; & Anderson, R.C. (2014). Description of a new species of rabbitfish (Perciformes: Siganidae) from southern India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Zootaxa 3811(1): 129–136.


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