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Goldspotted spinefoot
Siganus punctatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Goldspotted spinefoot
- Scientific
- Siganus punctatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Siganidae (rabbitfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 40 cm (total length); commonly 30 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A rabbitfish covered in small golden-orange spots, reaching about 40 cm. Adults live in pairs on clear lagoon and seaward reefs.
In the Maldives
Listed by FishBase only as 'possibly present' in the Maldives.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Siganus-punctatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Gold-spotted_rabbitfish_(Siganus_punctatus).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.