Sigans or mottled [1] ( lat. Siganus ) is a genus of perciformes (Perciformes), distinguished into a monotypic family of cigans (Siganidae). There are 28 species. Spotted fish with poisonous spines on the fins . They are characteristic of the coral reef zone of the tropical zone of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. They feed on algae on coral reefs and around rocks. Prickly spikes of this fish is painful, they are dangerous for careless bathers.
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Classification
- Siganus argenteus Quoy & Gaimard , 1825 - Silver Sigan
- Siganus canaliculatus Park , 1797 - Sigan-oramin , or speckled oramine , or spotted speckled
- Siganus corallinus Valenciennes , 1835 - Coral cigan , or coral motley
- Siganus doliatus Guérin-Méneville , 1829
- Siganus fuscescens Houttuyn , 1782
- Siganus guttatus Bloch , 1787
- Siganus javus Linnaeus , 1766 - Yavasky Pestryak
- Siganus labyrinthodes Bleeker , 1853
- Siganus lineatus Valenciennes , 1835
- Siganus luridus Rüppell , 1829 - Dark Brown Seagan
- Siganus magnificus Burgess , 1977
- Siganus niger Woodland , 1990
- Siganus puelloides Woodland & , 1979
- Siganus puellus Schlegel , 1852
- Siganus punctatissimus Fowler & Bean , 1929
- Siganus punctatus Schneider & Forster , 1801
- Siganus randalli Woodland , 1990
- Siganus rivulatus Forsskål , 1775 - Golden-Striped Sigan , or Trickle Sigan
- Siganus spinus Linnaeus , 1758
- Siganus stellatus Forsskål , 1775 - Star sigan
- Siganus sutor Valenciennes , 1835
- Siganus trispilos Woodland & Allen , 1977
- Siganus unimaculatus Evermann & Seale , 1907
- Siganus uspi Gawel & Woodland , 1974
- Siganus vermiculatus Valenciennes , 1835 - Ribbon cigar , or worm-shaped cigar
- Siganus virgatus Valenciennes , 1835
- Siganus vulpinus
- Siganus woodlandi & Kulbicki , 2005
Notes
- ↑ Reshetnikov Yu. S. , Kotlyar A. N. , Russ T. S. , Shatunovsky M. I. Pyatiazychny dictionary of animal names. Fish. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V.E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. Yaz., 1989 .-- S. 359. - 12,500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00237-0 .