Taxonomy Profile: Siganus (Forsskål 1775)

Siganus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Teuthis
Linnaeus 1766
Lo
Seale 1906
Buro
Lacepède 1803
Amphiscarus
Swainson 1839
Buronus
Rafinesque 1815
Amphacanthus
Bloch & Schneider 1801
Centrogaster
Houttuyn 1782
Teuthis (Siganites)
Fowler 1904
Common Name(s):
rabbitfishes []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Siganus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Perciformes
perch-like fishes |
Suborder : Acanthuroidei
surgeonfishes |
Family : Siganidae
rabbitfishes |
spinefishes |
Genus : Siganus
rabbitfishes |
Siganus Direct Children(s):
Siganus spinus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Siganus argenteus
(Quoy & Gaimard 1825)
Siganus punctatus
(Schneider & Forster in Bloch & Schneider 1801)
Siganus vermiculatus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835)
Siganus corallinus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835)
Siganus doliatus
(Guérin-Méneville 1829-38)
Siganus fuscescens
(Houttuyn 1782)
Siganus javus
(Linnaeus 1766)
Siganus lineatus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835)
Siganus rivulatus
(Forsskål & Niebuhr in Forsskål 1775)
Siganus stellatus
(Forsskål 1775)
Siganus sutor
(Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835)
Siganus virgatus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835)
Siganus randalli
(Woodland 1990)
Siganus guttatus
(Bloch 1787)
Siganus labyrinthodes
(Bleeker 1853)
Siganus luridus
(Rüppell 1829)
Siganus magnificus
(Burgess 1977)
Siganus niger
(Woodland 1990)
Siganus puellus
(Schlegel 1852)
Siganus punctatissimus
(Fowler & Bean 1929)
Siganus trispilos
(Woodland & Allen 1977)
Siganus unimaculatus
(Evermann & Seale 1907)
Siganus uspi
(Gawel & Woodland 1974)
Siganus vulpinus
(Schlegel & Müller 1845)
Siganus puelloides
(Woodland & Randall 1979)
Siganus laqueus
(von Bonde 1934)
Siganus woodlandi
(Randall & Kulbicki 2005)
Siganus insomnis
(Woodland & Anderson 2014)
Siganus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Wayne C. Starnes
Notes:
Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
Reference for:
Siganus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Siganus
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 1-Feb-2021
Acquired:
2021-02-01
Notes:
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds) 2021. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 01 Feb 2021
Reference for:
Siganus
Publication(s):
Siganus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Siganus: Comments