Siganus javus  (Linnaeus, 1766)

Java Rabbitfish, Streaked Spinefoot
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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Acanthuroidei
Superfamily: -
Family: Siganidae
Subfamily: -
Genus: ​Siganus
Species: javus

  • Common names: Java Rabbitfish, Streaked Spinefoot
  • Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Andaman Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, southern China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Records for the Ryukyu and Ogasawara Islands could be based on strays.
  • Image locations: Nakhon Si Thammarat (Koh Tao)
  • Environment: Marine
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Siganus javus from Thailand.
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Siganus javus (Java rabbitfish). Koh Tao, Chumphon Province. April, 2013.
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Siganus javus (Java rabbitfish). Koh Tao, Chumphon Province. October, 2010.
References: 
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