Gold-spot Spinefoot
Siganus punctatus
- Usual depth1–43 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, August, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Siganus punctatus the goldspotted spinefoot, goldspotted rabbitfish, punctuated spinefoot, spotted rabbitfish, spotted spinefoot or yellow-spotted spinefoot, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. It occurs in the Indo-West Pacific region.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 33 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 22 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 37 records
- September: 24 records
- October: 42 records
- November: 29 records
- December: 16 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–43 m · Deepest record: 135 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Gold-spot Spinefoot, Gold-spotted Rabbitfish, Goldspotted Rabbitfish, Gold-spotted Spinefoot, Goldspotted Spinefoot, Gold-spotted spinefoot, Goldspotted spinefoot, Punctated Spinefoot, Spotted Rabbit-fish, Spotted Rabbitfish, Spotted Spinefoot, Yellow-spotted Spinefoot
Names in 4 more languages
- Filipino
- Alama, Balanglin, Balawis, Indongan
- French
- Picot à taches oranges, Picot à taches oranges, Sorte de picot, Picot nid d'abeille, Poisson-lapin ponctué
- Japanese
- Buchiaigo, ブチアイゴ
- Thai
- ปลาสลิดทะเลลายจุด
Other scientific names: Amphacanthus capricornensis, Amphacanthus chrysospilos, Amphacanthus hexagonatus, Amphacanthus melanospilos, Amphacanthus punctatus, Harpurus inermis, Siganas hexagonata, Siganus capricornensis, Siganus chrysospilos, Siganus chrysospilus, Siganus fuscus, Siganus hexagonata, Teuthis chrysospilus, Teuthis hexagonata, Teuthis hexagonatus, Teuthis melanospilus, Teuthis punctata, Teuthis punctatus
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).
- 767 open-data records from 1801 to 2021.
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