Maze Rabbit-fish
Siganus vermiculatus
- Usual depth1–18 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
About this species
The vermiculated spinefoot, also known as maze rabbitfish, scribbled spinefoot or vermiculate rabbitfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. Like all rabbitfishes, it has venomous spines on the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins. It is a reef associated fish species of the Indo-West Pacific region. It is a common commercially important fish in many tropical countries.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Vermiculated 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: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–18 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Maze Rabbit-fish, Maze Rabbitfish, reticulated spinefoot, Scribbled Spinefoot, Vermiculated spinefoot, vermiculate rabbitfish, Vermiculate Spinefoot
Names in 5 more languages
- Filipino
- Balawis
- French
- Picot, Sigan vermicelle
- Japanese
- Mushikuiaigo, ムシクイアイゴ
- Thai
- ปลาสลิดทะเลลาย
- Simplified Chinese
- 蠕紋臭肚魚
Other scientific names: Amphacanthus russelii, Amphacanthus vermiculatus, Siganus shortlandensis, Teuthis vermiculata, Teuthis vermiculatus
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).
- 109 open-data records from 1835 to 2006.
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