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Siganus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775

Marbled spinefoot
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Cyprus country information

Common names: Beyaz sokar, Marbled spinefoot, Prosphygoulla aspri
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: A lessepsian migrant. Found in Turkish Republic of northern Cyprus (Ref. 88082). Also Ref. 95695.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cy.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Por, F.D., 1978
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Poisson-lapin, Siguro, Surf parrotfish, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Siganidae (Rabbitfishes)
Etymology: Siganus: Latin, siganus = a fish, rabbit fish; by the similarity of the nose (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Forsskål & Niebuhr.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; brackvatten revassocierade; djupintervall 1 - 30 m (Ref. 50672).   Subtropical; 32°N - 36°S, 25°E - 58°E

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