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Siganus corallinus in Indonesia
Blue-spotted spinefoot

Siganus corallinus (Valenciennes, 1835)
Family:	Siganidae (Rabbitfishes)	picture (Sicor_u6.jpg) by Tomeno, V.
Order:	Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Blue-spotted spinefoot
Max. size:	35.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 48637)
Environment:	reef-associated ; depth range 3 - 30 m
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 27°C; 30°N - 30°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific: Aldabra Islands, Seychelles, Maldives, Andaman Sea, Thailand, Indonesia, Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Singapore, Viet Nam, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, ?Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Australia, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. Replaced by Siganus trispilos in northwest Australia (Ref. 37816).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 7-7; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 13-13. Head, body and fins orange-yellow; pale blue ocelli with darker blue margins on head, thorax and sides; spots about pinhead size, larger and more crowded on head, sometimes smaller on sides; ocelli may extend onto bases of dorsal and anal fins, and on bases of outer rays of caudal fin. Very small juveniles (up to 50 mm SL) may have vertical blue lines on side, fragmenting into the ocelli with increase in size. Orbit with a diffused-edged dark, triangular smudge; orange-brown iris Fin spines stout, pungent and venomous. Midline of thorax and ridges fully scaled.
Biology:	Occurs in coral-rich areas of lagoons. Juveniles found in small schools in shallow seagrass beds and reefs; often found among Acropora corals. Adults usually in pairs on shallow coral reefs and feed on benthic algae. A food fish that is occasionally poisonous (Ref. 4537, 48637)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	venomous , Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott. 1991
Coordinator:	Woodland, David J.
Main Ref:	Woodland, D.J.. 1990. (Ref. 1419)
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Indonesia country information
Common names:	Indian coral rabbitfish	Ref: Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001
Status:	native	Ref: Kunzmann, A., J.E. Randall and I. Suprihanto, 1998
Salinity:	marine
Importance:	commercial	Ref:
Regulations:	no regulations	Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	From southwest Sumatra to Timor Sea (Ref. 5978, 47567); including Bali (Ref. 8631) and Mentawai Islands (Ref. 27157). Museum: LPPL JIF136. Also found in Indian Ocean (Ref. 48637). Also Ref. 1419.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/id.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences Point map
Main Ref:	Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001
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