Siganus insomnis
Siganus insomnis, the bronze-lined spinefoot, is a species of rabbitfish. Like all rabbitfishes, it has venomous spines on the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins. It is found in the northern Indian Ocean off southern India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. It had formerly been confused with S. lineatus, but was recognized as a separate species in 2014.[2]
| Bronze-lined spinefoot | |
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| Recently caught specimen from near Tuticorin, India | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Siganidae |
| Genus: | Siganus |
| Species: | S. insomnis |
| Binomial name | |
| Siganus insomnis Woodland & R. C. Anderson, 2014 | |
References
- Carpenter, K.E., Borsa, P., Jiddawi, N., Yahya, S., Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Obota, C. 2018. Siganus insomnis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T117006624A117006650. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T117006624A117006650.en. Downloaded on 23 July 2020.
- Woodland, D.J. & Anderson, R.C. (2014): Description of a new species of rabbitfish (Perciformes: Siganidae) from southern India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Zootaxa, 3811 (1): 129–136.
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