Fine-spotted Rabbitfish
Siganus punctatissimus
- Usual depth10–29 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The peppered spinefoot, also known as the finespotted rabbitfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. It occurs in the Indo-West Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Peppered 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–29 m · Deepest record: 34 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Fine-spotted Rabbitfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Chirimenaigo, チリメンアイゴ
Other scientific names: Siganus punctattissimus
Similar species
- Barred Rabbitfish
Siganus doliatus
- Black Rabbitfish
Siganus fuscescens
- Forktail rabbitfish
Siganus argenteus
- White-spotted spinefoot
Siganus canaliculatus
- Blue-spotted spinefoot
Siganus corallinus
- Golden Rabbitfish
Siganus 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).
- 156 open-data records from 1909 to 2015.
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