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Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835)
Shoemaker spinefoot
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Siganidae (Rabbitfishes)
Etymology: Siganus: Latin, siganus = a fish, rabbit fish; by the similarity of the nose (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Etymology: Siganus: Latin, siganus = a fish, rabbit fish; by the similarity of the nose (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 50 m (Ref. 28016), usually 1 - 12 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 30°N - 6°S, 19°E - 112°E
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Indiant Ocean: from East Africa, Seychelles, Comoro Islands, Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius and Rodriquez Island; East Andaman Sea off Thailand and Myanmar; Bali, Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1419); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2871); max. reported age: 2.50 years (Ref. 42001)
Max length : 45.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1419); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2871); max. reported age: 2.50 years (Ref. 42001)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 7; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 23. Coloration highly variable; influenced by substrate's color and mood of the fish. Upper greenish to sandy brown, paler below. Color patterns extend to the fins. Spines slender, pungent and venomous. Preopercular angle 88°-98°; cheeks with few scales; midline of thorax without scales between pelvic ridges. Long flap of anterior nostril shortens with increasing age.
Inhabits inshore areas and inner reefs (Ref. 9710). Often occurs among seagrasses to browse on 'aufwuchs'. Forms schools. A food fish that is occasionally poisonous (Ref. 4537).
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Main reference
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Woodland, D.J., 1990. Revision of the fish family Siganidae with descriptions of two new species and comments on distribution and biology. Indo-Pac. Fish. (19):136 p. (Ref. 1419)
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous (Ref. 4407)
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.6 - 28.9, mean 27.5 °C (based on 745 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01738 (0.01044 - 0.02894), b=2.95 (2.81 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.3 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=2.5).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 32 [16, 70] mg/100g; Iron = 0.634 [0.315, 1.310] mg/100g; Protein = 19.3 [18.1, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.149 [0.085, 0.263] g/100g; Selenium = 23.1 [10.2, 49.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 39 [12, 120] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.57 [0.64, 3.06] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.