SIGANIDAE


Siganus puelloides
(photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin)


Siganus puelloides
Woodland and Randall, 1979
Blackeye Rabbitfish

D XIII, 10; A VII, 9; P1 16; P2 I, 3, I.

Body oblong, somewhat slender, compressed, its depth 2.3-2.4 in SL. Snout rather long, dorsal profile of head almost straight with slightly convex interorbital. Fourth to sixth dorsal-fin spine longest. Fourth or last anal-fin spine longest, subequal to longest dorsal-fin spine. Caudal fin rather deeply forked. Color: body and fins dark yellow or brownish yellow, darker dorsally, paler ventrally; small, close-set brownish spots scattered laterally on body; blackish patch surrounding eye; blackish ark along gill opening. Size: maximum length 31 cm. Distribution: Maldives and Andaman Sea. Remarks: similar to Siganus puellus (Schlegel, 1852), but distinguished from it by having small brownish spots and no wavy blue lines on body. (Seishi Kimura)