CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code
37 438018 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority
Siganus stellatus   (Forsskål, 1775)
Rank
Species
CAAB category
37 - Pisces Fishes
Family
37 438 Siganidae (Rabbitfishes) - show full list
Standard Name
[a rabbitfish]
Organism Type
a rabbitfish
Taxon lists
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat
Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes
37 438902     Siganus spp.
Taxon Notes
Added based on Cocos I record by Allen & Smith-Vaniz 1994, within Australian EEZ.
Identifiers
Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:d1f38e3d-9a59-41f1-b132-2216acd03543
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
Fishes of Australia 2215
View at Fishes of Australia
World Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219692
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2022-03-29
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
Distribution Map

Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2023-02-26
Distribution Data
Expected species depth range is from 1 to 30 m.