Blackeye rabbitfish
species of fish
The blackeye rabbitfish (Siganus puelloides) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean.
Taxonomy
The blackeye rabbitfish was first formally described in 1979 by the ichthyologists David J. Woodland and John E. Randall with the type locality given as Vilingili Island, part of Male Atoll in the Maldives. The specific name puelloides refers to its similarity to its Pacific Ocean congener the masked spinefoot (S. puellus).
Description
The blackeye rabbitfish has 13 spines and 10 soft rays in the dorsal fin while the anal fin has 7 spines and 9 soft rays. There is a forward pointing spine which is embedded in the nape. It has a deeply forked caudal fin. This species attains a maximum total length of 31 cm (12 in). The colour is light blue on the upper body and silvery on the lower body. The head body and the caudal peduncle are covered in yellow spots, those on the upper body are round but on the lower body they merge into lines.
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