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Streaked spinefoot
Siganus javus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Streaked spinefoot
- Scientific
- Siganus javus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Siganidae (rabbitfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 53 cm (total length); commonly 30 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 20 m (usually 2 to 20 m); also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A large rabbitfish, bronze above with pale wavy lines and white below, reaching about 53 cm. It lives in small schools in shallow coastal water and lagoons and feeds on algae.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Siganus-javus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Siganus_javus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.