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Siganus stellatus (Forsskål, 1775)

219692  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219692)

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(of Scarus stellatus Forsskål, 1775) Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. <em>Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae.</em> 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map. [Pisces on pp. x-xix and 22-76]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18564
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. (2024). FishBase. Siganus stellatus (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219692 on 2024-04-19
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1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
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1998-06-18 06:08:16Z
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2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
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2020-09-24 06:35:24Z
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original description  (of Scarus stellatus Forsskål, 1775) Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. <em>Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae.</em> 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map. [Pisces on pp. x-xix and 22-76]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18564
page(s): 26, x  [details]   

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., 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 
   

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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]
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English stellate rabbitfishbrown-spotted spinefoot  [details]