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Blackeye rabbitfish
Siganus puelloides
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blackeye rabbitfish
- Scientific
- Siganus puelloides
- Dhivehi
- Ori
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Siganidae (rabbitfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 31 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017
Description
A rabbitfish, pale bluish above and silvery white below with a dark eye, reaching about 31 cm. Pairs live around rocks and coral and feed on tunicates, sponges and algae.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives the general name ori.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Siganus-puelloides.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=4619&GenusName=Siganus&SpeciesName=pu
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Blackeye_rabbitfish_(Siganus_puelloides)_(33738469578).jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Ori' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.