Scientific Name	Siganus vermiculatus   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	(Valenciennes, 1835)	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	蠕紋臭肚魚	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	臭肚魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F467　Siganidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	蠕紋籃子魚
Max Length	45 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	臭肚、象魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	New Guinea
Synonyms	Amphacanthus russelii, Amphacanthus vermiculatus, Siganus shortlandensis, Teuthis argentea, Teuthis vermiculata, Teuthis vermiculatus
Reference	Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1835 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List
Common Name	Vermiculate rabbitfish; Vermiculated spinefoot; Spinefoot; Vermiculated rabbitfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays XIII,10 ; anal-fin rays VII,9; pectoral-fin rays16-17. Body moderately deep, 1.8-2.2 in standard length; dorsal ofile of head steep and straight above mouth to in front of eye, then curving slightly to a more sloping straight section for rest of head; snout 1.9-2.1 in head; caudal fin slightly forked; bluish white with a very irregular vermiculate pattern of dark yellowish brown bands on body except ventrally where spotted with brown; head with a similar pattern but less marked, the bands narrower; caudal fin with small dark brown spots.
habitats	Ocurs in shallow brackish areas, usually in small groups. Eggs demersal and adhesive, laid on sand bottom; the young feeds on lgae from rock, mangrove roots or seagrass. Sexual maturity attained in one year.
Distribution	Fiji and the Caroline Island to India. Taiwan: South.
Utility	Commercial fisheries species.