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Orange-spotted spinefoot

Siganus guttatus
Davart il num: The scientific name guttatus means "spotted", which refers to the rusty spots on the sides of the fish.1
Fa mo malBetg tutgarQuai fa mal, ma i na ta fa nagin donn serius.
Peschs tissientads Spinas tissientadasMangia: Plantas
Privel per umans: DolurusQuai po far propi mal, ma i n'è bunamain mai grav.

The orange-spotted spinefoot is a small, spotted sea fish from the rabbitfish family. It lives in warm coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, often over reefs and mangroves. Its spines carry venom, so it is one to admire from a distance.1

Viva en
Eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, from the Andaman Islands to the southern Ryukyu Islands and West Papua1
Ocean Indic, Ocean Pacific, Mar da las Filippinas, Mar da Coral, Mar da la China dal Sid, Mar d'Andaman, Mar da Timor e d'Arafura, Golf dal Bengal
Pagina iniziala
Shallow coastal waters down to 35 m, where it lives on reefs and in mangroves. It tolerates a wide range of salinities. Young fish settle in seagrass beds near river mouths, and adults move in and out of tidal river channels.1
Lunghezza
42 cm (1,4 ft)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 5,5 km/h (3,4 mph)
Nudar, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
It feeds mainly on benthic algae, which are algae growing on the seabed. It is unusual for a rabbitfish in being active at night.1
Propi!Foto da Orange-spotted spinefoot
Orange-spotted spinefoot. Foto: Georgina Jones. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Co renconuscher el

  • Body is dusky blue above and silvery below1
  • A single large yellow-orange spot sits below the soft-rayed part of the dorsal fin, near the tail1
  • Several smaller reddish-brown spots run along the sides1
  • A forward-pointing spine sits in front of the dorsal fin1
  • Adults reach about 42 cm in total length, but 25 cm is more typical1

Forza dal tissi

Spinas tissientadas

Spinas pizzadas portan il tissi. Sch'ins passa sin el u al piglia, fa quai mal.

Tge fa ses tissi?

The spines of the dorsal, anal and pelvic fins have grooves containing venom glands. Venom from a related species was found to be similar to the venom of stonefishes.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: DolurusQuai po far propi mal, ma i n'è bunamain mai grav.

The wound from the spines may be relatively painful to people, but it is usually not dangerous.1

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

It uses its venomous spines for self-defence.1

Sche sias spinas ta furan

  • Metta la plaja en aua chauda, uschè chauda sco che la persuna po supportar senza sa brischar (emprova cun tes agen maun), durant 30 fin 90 minutas. Tschertga agid medicinal, surtut tar peschs crap e rajas.

Clama adina l'emprim tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911). Quai è in cussegl general d'emprim agid, betg in cussegl medicinal. Basa da l'emprim agid

Resta en segirezza

  • Na tutga, na piglia e na tizza mai in animal selvadi, gnanc in pitschen, ed era sch'el para da durmir u d'esser mort.
  • Dà spazi a l'animal. Sche ti scuntras in, resta calm, va plaun enavos e lascha ir el per sia via.
  • Sche sias spinas ta furan: resta calm, na ta mova betg, clama tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911) u va spert en in ospital. Ta regorda co ch'el veseva or, ina foto gida.

El n'ha betg quai sin tai. El dovra ses tissi per pigliar nutriment u per sa defender, e sa zuppa bler pli gugent. Dapli davart la segirezza

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

Orange-spotted spinefoot circa 42 cm lung (1,4 ft)Ina banana circa 18 cm (7,1 in)In giat da chasa circa 50 cm (1,6 ft)
uschè lung sco 2,5 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè lung sco 13 bluccs da construcziun in suenter l'auterpudess nudar la lunghezza d'in grond bassin (50 m) en 33 secundas

Quant grond è Orange-spotted spinefoot cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn memorisà u tramess.

Quant svelt è el?

bun da savair

Fatgs

1

Unlike most rabbitfish, it may be active at night.1

2

Adults form schools of between 10 and 15 fish.1

3

Rabbitfish are considered good candidates for aquaculture, and this species is hardy in culture.1

4

It is fished with set nets and fish traps, and is sold as fresh fish in markets.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Siganus guttatus
Gruppa
Peschs tissientads
Famiglia
Siganidae2
Urden
Acanthuriformes
Continents
Ocean Indic, Ocean Pacific, Mar da las Filippinas, Mar da Coral, Mar da la China dal Sid, Mar d'Andaman, Mar da Timor e d'Arafura, Golf dal Bengal, Ils oceans
Poppins
Young fish settle as fry in seagrass beds near river mouths. Spawning normally takes place at night, around midnight.1
Privel per umans
2 / 5: Dolurus3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Orange-spotted spinefoot (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Siganus guttatus (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
  3. Venom Wiki: il stgalim da privel, la grondezza tipica e la stima da la sveltezza èn noss agens. Guarda co che nus als calculain: Co che nus valitain il privel.

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