Golden Rabbitfish
Siganus guttatus
- Usual depth1–9 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The orange-spotted spinefoot, also known as the deepbody spinefoot, gold-saddle rabbitfish, golden rabbitfish, golden-spotted spinefoot, goldlined spinefoot or yellowblotch spinefoot, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Orange-spotted spinefoot”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 28 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–9 m · Deepest record: 17 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Golden Rabbitfish, Orange-spotted Spinefoot
Names in 7 more languages
- German
- Gefleckter Kaninchenfisch
- Spanish
- Sigano rayas doradas
- Filipino
- Alama, Balawis, Indongan
- French
- Poisson-lapin doré, Sigan raies d'or
- Japanese
- Goma-aigo, Gomaaigo, ゴマアイゴ
- Thai
- ปลาใบขนุนจุด, ปลาสลิดทะเลจุดเหลือง
- Simplified Chinese
- 星斑臭肚魚
Other scientific names: Amphacanthus concatenatus, Amphacanthus firmamentum, Amphacanthus guttatus, Chaetodon guttatus, Siganus concatenatus, Siganus concatinatus, Teuthis concatenata, Teuthis guttata, Theutis concatenata
Similar species
- Barred Rabbitfish
Siganus doliatus
- Black Rabbitfish
Siganus fuscescens
- Forktail rabbitfish
Siganus argenteus
- White-spotted spinefoot
Siganus canaliculatus
- Blue-spotted spinefoot
Siganus corallinus
- bluespotted spinefish
Siganus javus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 442 open-data records from 1787 to 2023.
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