Masked spinefoot

Masked spinefoot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Siganidae
Genus: Siganus
Species:
S. puellus
Binomial name
Siganus puellus
(Schlegel, 1852)
Synonyms[2]
  • Amphacanthus puellus Schlegel, 1852
  • Teuthis puella (Schlegel, 1852)
  • Amphacanthus cyanotaenia Bleeker, 1853
  • Amphacanthus ocularis Thiollière, 1857
  • Siganus zoniceps Seale, 1906
  • Siganus sevenlineatus Borodin, 1930
  • Siganus hexacanthus Barton, 1950
  • Amphacanthus hexacanthus (Barton, 1950)

The masked spinefoot (Siganus puellus), also known as the masked rabbitfish, bluelined rabbitfish, blue-lined spinefoot, decorated rabbitfish or maiden spinefoot, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. It occurs in shallow, coral-rich areas of clear lagoons and seaward reefs of the Indo-West Pacific region.

  1. ^ Carpenter, K.E. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Siganus puellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69738690A115470521. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69738690A69742619.en. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Siganus puellus". FishBase. June 2021 version.