Siganus rivulatus

Siganus rivulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Siganidae
Genus: Siganus
Species:
S. rivulatus
Binomial name
Siganus rivulatus
Synonyms[2]
  • Amphacanthus rivulata (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775)
  • Teuthis rivulata (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775)
  • Teuthis rivulatus (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775)
  • Amphacanthus siganus (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Siganus siganus (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Teuthis sigana (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Teuthis siganus (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Amphacanthus sigan Klunzinger, 1871
  • Teuthis sigan Klunzinger, 1871

Siganus rivulatus, the marbled spinefoot, rivulated rabbitfish or surf parrotfish, is a gregarious, largely herbivorous ray-finned fish of the family Siganidae. Its natural range encompasses the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea from where it colonised the Mediterranean Sea by Lessepsian migration through the Suez Canal. It is the type species of the genus Siganus.

  1. ^ R. Fricke (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Siganus rivulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155025A115261652. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155025A4703643.en. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Synonyms of Siganus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775". Fishbase. Retrieved 21 February 2017.

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