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Siganus puellus (Schlegel, 1852)

Masked spinefoot
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: SWIMS CHO 97118. Reported from the Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve (Ref. 129329). Sold in live fish markets (Ref. 125552).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cornish, A.S., 2000
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names ຊື່ສາມັນ | ຄຳສັບຄ້າຍຄືກັນ | Catalog of Fishes(ຕະກຸນ, ຊະນິດ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Siganidae (Rabbitfishes)
Etymology: Siganus: Latin, siganus = a fish, rabbit fish; by the similarity of the nose (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Schlegel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range ນິເວດວິທະຍາ

ສັດທະເລ ກ່ຽວກັນຫີນ; ລະດັບຄວາມເລິກ 1 - 30 m (Ref. 9710), usually 2 - 30 m (Ref. 27115).   Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 27115); 32°N - 25°S, 97°E - 174°W

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