Scientific Name	Siganus argenteus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)	Depth	5 - 40M
Chinese	銀臭肚魚	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	臭肚魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F467　Siganidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	銀色籃子魚
Max Length	40 cm TL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	臭肚、象魚、象耳(澎湖)、臭肚仔(澎湖)、羊矮仔(澎湖)、盧矮仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Guam and Mariana Is.
Synonyms	Amphacanthus argenteus, Amphacanthus mertensii, Amphacanthus rostratus, Siganas rostrata, Siganus argebteys, Siganus fuscescens, Siganus javus, Siganus marmoratus, Siganus oramin, Siganus punctatus, Siganus rivulatus, Siganus rostratus, Siganus sp. ...all 21..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0057651. ASIZP0057679. ASIZP0058863. ASIZP0059403. ASIZP0700383. FRIP22337. NMMBP01299. NMMBP03383. NMMBP04381. NMMBP04402. NMMBP04431. NMMBP08716. NMMSTP00196. NTUM06851. NTUM07865. RUSI35653.
Common Name	Silver rabbitfish; Roman-nose spinefoot; Rabbitfish; Rabbitface spinefoot; Streaked-spine foot; Streamlined spinefoot; Spinefoot; Forktail rabbitfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin raysXIII, 10 ; anal-fin rays VII, 9 ; pectoral-fin rays 17-19. Body depth 2.6-3.0 times in standard length; snout short, 2.55-2.7 in head; caudal fin deeply forked; blue to bluish grey with numerous small yellow spots.
habitats	Small juveniles found on reef flats; adults usually seen off seaward reefs; more than other siganids they tend to swim away in midwater rather than take refuge in the reef; feed on a wide variety of algae.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific. Taiwan: South, Hsiaoliuchiu, Lanyu, Lyudao, East.
Utility	Commercial fisheries species.