bluespotted spinefish
Siganus javus
- Usual depth1–16 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and April
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) luluchouette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The streaked spinefoot, also known as the Java rabbitfish, blue-spotted spinefoot, blue-spotted trevally, Java spinefoot or white-spotted rabbit-fish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. It is found throughout most of the Indo-Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Streaked 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: 103 records
- February: 91 records
- March: 110 records
- April: 126 records
- May: 83 records
- June: 61 records
- July: 98 records
- August: 75 records
- September: 55 records
- October: 58 records
- November: 60 records
- December: 92 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–16 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Photos
(c) luluchouette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Иван Ковтун Ivan Kovtun, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) norcalmc, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) ig: underwater.logs, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Naomi Puketapu-Waite, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- bluespotted spinefish, Java Rabbitfish, Streaked spinefoot
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Sigan ondulé
Other scientific names: Amphacanthus Javanus, Amphacanthus javus, Siganus java, Teuthis brevirostris, Teuthis javus, Theutis java
Similar species
Barred RabbitfishSiganus doliatus
Black RabbitfishSiganus fuscescens
Forktail rabbitfishSiganus argenteus
White-spotted spinefootSiganus canaliculatus
Blue-spotted spinefootSiganus corallinus
Golden RabbitfishSiganus guttatus
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).
- 300 open-data records from 1766 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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