WoRMS taxon details

Siganus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775

127045  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127045)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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 [details] OpenAccess publication
Description Inhabits shallow waters and generally in schools of 50 to several hundred individuals; prefers protected areas. Feeds by...  
Description Inhabits shallow waters and generally in schools of 50 to several hundred individuals; prefers protected areas. Feeds by grazing on algae. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Siganus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127045 on 2024-12-09
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed
2013-01-08 10:48:02Z
changed

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original description 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 [details] OpenAccess publication

context source (WoRCS) Kovačić, M.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patzner, R. A. (2024). Fishes in Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 9(6): 243., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Zenetos, A.; Çinar, M.E.; Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M.A.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Furnari, G.; Andaloro, F.; Bellou, N.; Streftaris, N.; Zibrowius, H. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Zenetos, A.; Gofas, S.; Verlaque, M.; Cinar, M.; Garcia Raso, J.; Bianchi, C.; Morri, C.; Azzurro, E.; Bilecenoglu, M.; Froglia, C.; Siokou, I.; Violanti, D.; Sfriso, A.; San Martin, G.; Giangrande, A.; Katagan, T.; Ballesteros, E.; Ramos-Espla, A.; Mastrototaro, F.; Ocana, O.; Zingone, A.; Gambi, M.; Streftaris, N. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.2 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

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] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species abundance in Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : Dominant [details]

Introduced species impact in Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : Consumes native species (predator or herbivore) [details]

Introduced species impact Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) Consumes native species (predator or herbivore): has overgrazed the coastal marine ecosystem in many locations. [details]

Introduced species remark In Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : ?Questionable status in Malta [details]

Introduced species remark In Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : High impact invasive species, outcompetes native herbivores, alters plant community structure [details]

Introduced species remark Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region)Through a continuous acoustic tracking system, we found that the movement of S. rivulatus individuals at a Mediterranean site differed substantially from those at a Red Sea site, with individuals in the Mediterranean having larger overall home ranges and lower site fidelity. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Natural dispersal
Lessepsian immigrant via Suez Canal.  [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : Natural dispersal
Lessepsian immigrant via Suez Canal.  [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal Lebanese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea (Marine Region) Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]

Unreviewed
Description Inhabits shallow waters and generally in schools of 50 to several hundred individuals; prefers protected areas. Feeds by grazing on algae. [details]
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LanguageName 
Dutch draakvis  [details]
English rivulated rabbitfishmarbled spinefoot  [details]
Hebrew סיכן משויש  [details]
Italian sigano  [details]
Modern Greek (1453-) Άσπρη αγριόσαλπα  [details]
Turkish esmer sokar baligi  [details]