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Streamlined spinefoot
Siganus argenteus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Streamlined spinefoot
- Scientific
- Siganus argenteus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Siganidae (rabbitfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 40 cm (total length); commonly 25 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 40 m (usually 1 to 30 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A streamlined rabbitfish, blue-grey above and silvery below with a deeply forked tail, reaching about 40 cm. It forms fast-moving schools well above the reef, diving down together to graze algae. Its fin spines are venomous.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Siganus-argenteus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Siganus_argenteus,_Lizard.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.