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WoRMS taxon detailsSiganus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775
127045 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127045)
accepted
Species
Amphacanthus rivulata (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775) · unaccepted
Amphacanthus sigan Klunzinger, 1871 · unaccepted
Amphacanthus siganus (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Scarus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym, misspelling)
Scarus siganus Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Siganus siganus (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Teuthis rivulata (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775) · unaccepted
Teuthis rivulatus (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775) · unaccepted
Teuthis sigan (Klunzinger, 1871) · unaccepted
Teuthis sigana (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Teuthis siganus (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
marine, brackish,
Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059 [details]
Description Inhabits shallow waters and generally in schools of 50 to several hundred individuals; prefers protected areas. Feeds by...
Description Inhabits shallow waters and generally in schools of 50 to several hundred individuals; prefers protected areas. Feeds by grazing on algae. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Siganus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127045 on 2025-04-12
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Nomenclatureoriginal description
Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059 [details] basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] Ecologyecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] Othercontext source (WoRCS)
Kovačić, M.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patzner, R. A. (2024). Fishes in Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 9(6): 243., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243 [details] Available for editors
 [request]additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors [request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details] additional source Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.2 [details] additional source Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors [request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]  Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species abundance in Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : Dominant [details]Introduced species impact in Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : Consumes native species (predator or herbivore) [details] Introduced species impact Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) Consumes native species (predator or herbivore): has overgrazed the coastal marine ecosystem in many locations. [details] Introduced species remark In Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : ?Questionable status in Malta [details] Introduced species remark In Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : High impact invasive species, outcompetes native herbivores, alters plant community structure [details] Introduced species remark Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region)Through a continuous acoustic tracking system, we found that the movement of S. rivulatus individuals at a Mediterranean site differed substantially from those at a Red Sea site, with individuals in the Mediterranean having larger overall home ranges and lower site fidelity. [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Natural dispersal Lessepsian immigrant via Suez Canal. [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : Natural dispersal Lessepsian immigrant via Suez Canal. [details] Introduced species vector dispersal Lebanese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details] Introduced species vector dispersal Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea (Marine Region) Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details] Unreviewed
Description Inhabits shallow waters and generally in schools of 50 to several hundred individuals; prefers protected areas. Feeds by grazing on algae. [details]
To Barcode of Life (29 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (46 barcodes) (from synonym Scarus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Teuthis rivulatus (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775)) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Teuthis siganus (Forsskål, 1775)) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Amphacanthus siganus (Forsskål, 1775)) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Scarus siganus Forsskål, 1775) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Scarus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Teuthis sigan (Klunzinger, 1871)) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Amphacanthus sigan Klunzinger, 1871) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Teuthis sigana (Forsskål, 1775)) To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Red Sea Rabbitfish) To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus rivulatus) (from synonym Scarus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775) To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Siganus rivulatus) To FishBase To FishBase (from synonym Scarus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775) To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis siganus (Forsskål, 1775)) To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis sigana (Forsskål, 1775)) To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis sigan (Klunzinger, 1871)) To FishBase (from synonym Amphacanthus siganus (Forsskål, 1775)) To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis rivulata (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775)) To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis rivulatus (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775)) To FishBase (from synonym Amphacanthus rivulata (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775)) To FishBase (from synonym Amphacanthus sigan Klunzinger, 1871) To FishBase (from synonym Siganus siganus (Forsskål, 1775)) To FishBase (from synonym Scarus siganus Forsskål, 1775) To FishBase images (Siganus rivulatus, Saudi Arabia, by Field, R.) To Fishipedia To GenBank (120 nucleotides; 49 proteins) To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Scarus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775) To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) To NMNH Extant Collection (Siganus rivulatus FIN034263 Slide 120 mm) To NMNH Extant Collection (Siganus rivulatus FIN034264 Slide 120 mm) To PESI To ITIS |
