Siganidae

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Siganidae is a family of marine fishes commonly known as rabbitfishes, characterized by their laterally compressed bodies, herbivorous diet, and venomous fin spines.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Siganidae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bodyShape laterally compressed ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName rabbitfishes ⓘ
spinefoots ⓘ
defenseMechanism venomous spines ⓘ
describedAs marine fishes ⓘ
diet algae ⓘ
seagrasses ⓘ
ecologicalRole algae grazer ⓘ
primary consumer ⓘ
economicUse aquarium trade ⓘ
food fish ⓘ
finConfiguration anal fin with strong spines ⓘ
dorsal fin with strong spines ⓘ
finSpines venomous ⓘ
geographicDistribution Indo-Pacific region ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ
hasCharacteristic venomous fin spines ⓘ
hasHabitat coral reefs ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
shallow coastal waters ⓘ
hasNotableGenus Siganus ⓘ
hasNotableSpecies Siganus argenteus ⓘ
linked to: Siganus

Siganus canaliculatus ⓘ
linked to: Siganus

Siganus fuscescens ⓘ
linked to: Siganus

Siganus lineatus ⓘ
linked to: Siganus

Siganus luridus ⓘ
linked to: Siganus

Siganus rivulatus ⓘ
linked to: Siganus

Siganus vulpinus ⓘ
linked to: Siganus
impact can affect algal communities ⓘ
introducedTo eastern Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
linked to: Levantine Sea
introductionPathway Lessepsian migration via Suez Canal ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
maximumSize about 40 cm total length in many species ⓘ
morphologicalFeature compressed oval body ⓘ
small terminal mouth ⓘ
order Perciformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
recognizedBy ichthyologists ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
socialBehavior often form schools ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typicalActivityPattern diurnal ⓘ
typicalDiet herbivorous ⓘ
waterType marine ⓘ
some species enter brackish waters ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Acanthuroidei → includes → Siganidae ⓘ