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Blue-spotted spinefoot
Siganus corallinus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blue-spotted spinefoot
- Scientific
- Siganus corallinus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Siganidae (rabbitfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 35 cm (standard length); commonly 20 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 30 m (usually 5 to 30 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A bright orange-yellow rabbitfish covered in small, dark-edged pale blue spots, especially on the head, reaching about 35 cm. Adults live in pairs on coral-rich reefs and graze algae; the fin spines are venomous.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Siganus-corallinus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Siganus_corallinus,_Malasia.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.