Animal
Fishes
Animal Name
Siganus oramin (Bloch et Schneider)
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Osteichthyes
Order
Perciformes
Family
Siganidae

Characteristic Features

-Body elongate, elliptical and compressed.

-20-23 rows of scales between lateral line and median dorsal spines.

-Last dorsal spine equal to or shorter than the first.

-Caudal fin lunate.

-Body with numerous yellow white spots.

-Size: 20-175 mm

Ecology

-Common name : Rabbit fish

-Feed on medusae, Copepoda, lucifer, Ostracoda, pelagic Amphipoda,
Chaetognatha, Tunicata, Crustacea larvae, fith larvae, benthic algae,
Polychaeta, Lamellibranchia, Gastropoda, Brachyura, Isopoda, worms,
fish, Cephalopoda and detrital organic matters.
Habitat
Distribution
Indo-Pacific, Western Pacific, Southern East China Sea,
South China Sea and southern Japan.
Locations
Southern water (1), Southern water (6), Western water (3),
Inner Tolo Harbour (1), Inner Tolo Harbour (2), Inner Tolo Harbour (3),
Tolo Channel (2), Tolo Channel (3), Tolo Channel (4), Tolo Channel (6)