WoRMS taxon details
Siganus stellatus (Forsskål, 1775)
219692 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219692)
accepted
Species
Amphacanthus nuchalis Valenciennes, 1835 · unaccepted (synonym)
Amphacanthus stellatus (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Scarus stellatus Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted (synonym)
Siganus laqueus von Bonde, 1934 · unaccepted (synonym)
Siganus stellatus laqueus von Bonde, 1934 · unaccepted
Teuthis stellata (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Theutis stellata (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
- Subspecies Siganus stellatus laqueus von Bonde, 1934 accepted as Siganus stellatus (Forsskål, 1775)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scarus stellatus Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 26, x [details]
page(s): 26, x [details]
Description Common in coral reefs but juveniles of less than 10 cm SL are found in creeks bordered by mangroves in some localities....
Description Common in coral reefs but juveniles of less than 10 cm SL are found in creeks bordered by mangroves in some localities. Juveniles and subadults form schools, adult in pairs. Adults feed on benthic seaweeds (Ref. 9813). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Siganus stellatus (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219692 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Siganus laqueus von Bonde, 1934) von Bonde, C. (1934). A collection of marine fishes from Zanzibar. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> v. 7 (pt 3): 435-458, Pl. 23. [details]
original description (of Amphacanthus nuchalis Valenciennes, 1835) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1835). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome dixième. Suite du livre neuvième. Scombéroïdes. Livre dixième. De la famille des Teuthyes. Livre onzième. De la famille des Taenioïdes. Livre douzième. Des Athérines.</em> v. 10: i-xxiv + 1-482 + 2 pp., Pls. 280-306. [details]
original description (of Scarus stellatus Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 26, x [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Amphacanthus nuchalis Valenciennes, 1835) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1835). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome dixième. Suite du livre neuvième. Scombéroïdes. Livre dixième. De la famille des Teuthyes. Livre onzième. De la famille des Taenioïdes. Livre douzième. Des Athérines.</em> v. 10: i-xxiv + 1-482 + 2 pp., Pls. 280-306. [details]
original description (of Scarus stellatus Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 26, x [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Common in coral reefs but juveniles of less than 10 cm SL are found in creeks bordered by mangroves in some localities. Juveniles and subadults form schools, adult in pairs. Adults feed on benthic seaweeds (Ref. 9813). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | stellate rabbitfishbrown-spotted spinefoot | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Siganus laqueus von Bonde, 1934)
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Amphacanthus nuchalis Valenciennes, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Amphacanthus stellatus (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Teuthis stellata (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Scarus stellatus Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Theutis stellata (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Siganus laqueus) (from synonym Siganus laqueus von Bonde, 1934)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Siganus stellatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus stellatus Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Siganus laqueus von Bonde, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Amphacanthus nuchalis Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Siganus stellatus laqueus von Bonde, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Theutis stellata (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis stellata (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Amphacanthus stellatus (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase images (Siganus stellatus, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Siganus laqueus von Bonde, 1934)
To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 62 proteins) (from synonym Scarus stellatus Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 62 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Siganus stellatus FIN034267 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Siganus stellatus FIN034268 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Amphacanthus nuchalis Valenciennes, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Amphacanthus stellatus (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Teuthis stellata (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Scarus stellatus Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Theutis stellata (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Siganus laqueus) (from synonym Siganus laqueus von Bonde, 1934)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Siganus stellatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus stellatus Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Siganus laqueus von Bonde, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Amphacanthus nuchalis Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Siganus stellatus laqueus von Bonde, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Theutis stellata (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis stellata (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Amphacanthus stellatus (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase images (Siganus stellatus, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Siganus laqueus von Bonde, 1934)
To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 62 proteins) (from synonym Scarus stellatus Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 62 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Siganus stellatus FIN034267 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Siganus stellatus FIN034268 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
