Dusky spinefoot

Dusky spinefoot
A dusky spinefoot in Greece
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Siganidae
Genus: Siganus
Species:
S. luridus
Binomial name
Siganus luridus
(Rüppell, 1829)
Synonyms[2]
  • Amphacanthus luridus Rüppell, 1829
  • Teuthis lurida (Rüppell, 1829)
  • Amphacanthus abhortani Valenciennes, 1835

The dusky spinefoot (Siganus luridus), also known as the squaretail rabbitfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. It is native to the western Indian Ocean which has spread to the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal (Lessepsian migration). Its fin spines contain venom. It is regarded as a food fish.

  1. ^ Obota, C.; Carpenter, K.E.; Borsa, P.; Jiddawi, N.; Yahya, S.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2018). "Siganus luridus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T18178550A46663979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T18178550A46663979.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Siganus luridus". FishBase. June 2021 version.