Siganus rivulatus Breeding Information

Species Data

Species:	Siganus rivulatus
Has Successfully been bred and raised in captivity Reference: http://ressources.ciheam.org/om/pdf/c47/00600630.pdf
Class:	C
Synonyms:	Amphacanthus rivulata, Amphacanthus sigan, Amphacanthus siganus, Scarus siganus, Siganus siganus, Teuthis rivulata, Teuthis rivulatus, Teuthis sigan, Teuthis sigana, Teuthis siganus
Environment:	Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 30 m (Ref. 50672 )
Size/Weight/Age:	Max length : 27.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 50671 ); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30573 ) Length at first maturity 13.7 cm
Distribution:	Western Indian Ocean: several localities in East Africa, and from the Red Sea to the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
Description:	Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 7; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 23. Upper body gray, green or brownish, silvery below; iris iridescent silver or golden. Body color patterns extend to the fins. Spines slender, pungent and venomous. Preopercular angle 88°-96°; cheeks scaled; midline of thorax, isthmus and midline of belly without scales. Frightened fish become mottled or with 6 diagonal zones across side. Tip of broad-based flap of anterior nostril reaching at least halfway to orifice of posterior nostril.
Biology:	Inhabits shallow waters and generally in schools of 50 to several hundred individuals; prefers protected areas. Feeds by grazing on algae.
Data Sheet:	www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=127045
WoRMS:	http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Siganus rivulatus
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