Siganus insomnis
| Bronze-lined spinefoot | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Siganidae |
| Genus: | Siganus |
| Species: | S. insomnis |
| Binomial name | |
| Siganus insomnis Woodland & R. C. Anderson, 2014 | |
The Bronze-lined spinefoot (Siganus insomnis) is a species of rabbitfish. Like all rabbitfishes, it has venomous spines on the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins. It is a new species of rabbitfish[1] that can be found from North Indian Ocean around Sri Lanka, and Southern India and Maldives. [2]
References
- ↑ http://sciencythoughts.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-new-species-of-rabbitfish-from.html
- ↑ Woodland, D.J. & Anderson, R.C. (2014): Description of a new species of rabbitfish (Perciformes: Siganidae) from southern India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Zootaxa, 3811 (1): 129–136.
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