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Brown-spotted spinefoot
Siganus stellatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Brown-spotted spinefoot
- Scientific
- Siganus stellatus
- Dhivehi
- Ori
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Siganidae (rabbitfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 40 cm (total length); commonly 35 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats (usually 5 to 30 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017
Description
A rabbitfish covered in close-set dark brown spots on a greyish-green to yellowish body, with a pale saddle on the tail base and a yellow-edged tail in the Indian Ocean form. Adults swim in pairs over coral reefs, grazing seaweed, while juveniles school. Its fin spines carry venom.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives the general name ori.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Siganus-stellatus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=4622&GenusName=Siganus&SpeciesName=st
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Siganus_stellatus_Maldives.JPG
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Ori' (Latin script). FishBase also lists 'Vori' under India (Minicoy/Lakshadweep Mahl dialect); not used. FLAG: single source.