Dusky spinefoot
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The dusky spinefoot (Siganus luridus), also known the squaretail rabbitfish,is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. It is native to the western Indian Ocean which has spread to the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal (Lessepsian migration). Its fin spines contain venom. It is regarded as a food fish.
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Dusky spinefoot | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Siganidae |
Genus: | Siganus |
Species: | S. luridus |
Binomial name | |
Siganus luridus (Rüppell, 1829) | |
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