WoRMS taxon details
Siganus argenteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
219686 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219686)
accepted
Species
Amphacanthus argenteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 · unaccepted
Amphacanthus mertensii Valenciennes, 1835 · unaccepted
Amphacanthus rostratus Valenciennes, 1835 · unaccepted
Siganas rostrata (Valenciennes, 1835) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Siganus argebteys (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) · unaccepted
Siganus rostratus (Valenciennes, 1835) · unaccepted
Siganus vitianus (Sauvage, 1882) · unaccepted
Teuthis argentea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) · unaccepted
Teuthis oligosticta Kner, 1868 · unaccepted
Teuthis rostrata (Valenciennes, 1835) · unaccepted
Teuthis rostratus (Valenciennes, 1835) · unaccepted
Teuthis rostrytus (Valenciennes, 1835) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Teuthis vitianus Sauvage, 1882 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Amphacanthus argenteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
Description Juveniles and adults occur in small schools (2-100) around coral reefs, typically in surge zone at reef edge. Juveniles...
Description Juveniles and adults occur in small schools (2-100) around coral reefs, typically in surge zone at reef edge. Juveniles live near the surface in dense aggregations up to several km offshore, migrating to reef flats just prior to metamorphosis. Juveniles and adults not frequently found in markets; but prejuveniles form a brief but important fishery when migrating on to the reef flat, e.g. combined catch (with @Siganus spinus@ of 16 tonnes in one season in Guam. Prejuveniles eaten fresh, pickled in brine or made into fish paste (Ref. 9813). Consumed as food although it is known to be occasionally poisonous (Ref. 4537). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Siganus argenteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219686 on 2025-06-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Amphacanthus argenteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Amphacanthus rostratus 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 Amphacanthus mertensii 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 Teuthis vitianus Sauvage, 1882) Sauvage, H.-E. (1882). Description de quelques poissons de la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. <em>Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série).</em> v. 6: 168-176. [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 rostratus 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 Amphacanthus mertensii 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 Teuthis vitianus Sauvage, 1882) Sauvage, H.-E. (1882). Description de quelques poissons de la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. <em>Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série).</em> v. 6: 168-176. [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] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Juveniles and adults occur in small schools (2-100) around coral reefs, typically in surge zone at reef edge. Juveniles live near the surface in dense aggregations up to several km offshore, migrating to reef flats just prior to metamorphosis. Juveniles and adults not frequently found in markets; but prejuveniles form a brief but important fishery when migrating on to the reef flat, e.g. combined catch (with @Siganus spinus@ of 16 tonnes in one season in Guam. Prejuveniles eaten fresh, pickled in brine or made into fish paste (Ref. 9813). Consumed as food although it is known to be occasionally poisonous (Ref. 4537). [details]
To Barcode of Life (59 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Amphacanthus argenteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Amphacanthus rostratus Valenciennes, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Teuthis rostrata (Valenciennes, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Siganus rostratus (Valenciennes, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Siganus vitianus (Sauvage, 1882))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Teuthis vitianus Sauvage, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Siganas rostrata (Valenciennes, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Teuthis rostratus (Valenciennes, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Teuthis argentea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Amphacanthus argenteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Siganus argenteus)
To FishBase (from synonym Amphacanthus argenteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Siganus argebteys (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To FishBase (from synonym Siganus vitianus (Sauvage, 1882))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Siganus rostratus (Valenciennes, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Amphacanthus mertensii Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Amphacanthus rostratus Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis oligosticta Kner, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis rostrata (Valenciennes, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis argentea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis vitianus Sauvage, 1882)
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis rostratus (Valenciennes, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Siganas rostrata (Valenciennes, 1835))
To FishBase images (Siganus argenteus, Israel, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (104 nucleotides; 92 proteins)
To GenBank (104 nucleotides; 92 proteins) (from synonym Siganus rostratus (Valenciennes, 1835))
To GenBank (104 nucleotides; 92 proteins) (from synonym Amphacanthus argenteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Siganus argenteus USNM 404681 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Siganus argenteus USNM 439891 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Amphacanthus argenteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Amphacanthus rostratus Valenciennes, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Teuthis rostrata (Valenciennes, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Siganus rostratus (Valenciennes, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Siganus vitianus (Sauvage, 1882))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Teuthis vitianus Sauvage, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Siganas rostrata (Valenciennes, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Teuthis rostratus (Valenciennes, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Teuthis argentea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Amphacanthus argenteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Siganus argenteus)
To FishBase (from synonym Amphacanthus argenteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Siganus argebteys (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To FishBase (from synonym Siganus vitianus (Sauvage, 1882))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Siganus rostratus (Valenciennes, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Amphacanthus mertensii Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Amphacanthus rostratus Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis oligosticta Kner, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis rostrata (Valenciennes, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis argentea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis vitianus Sauvage, 1882)
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis rostratus (Valenciennes, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Siganas rostrata (Valenciennes, 1835))
To FishBase images (Siganus argenteus, Israel, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (104 nucleotides; 92 proteins)
To GenBank (104 nucleotides; 92 proteins) (from synonym Siganus rostratus (Valenciennes, 1835))
To GenBank (104 nucleotides; 92 proteins) (from synonym Amphacanthus argenteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Siganus argenteus USNM 404681 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Siganus argenteus USNM 439891 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
