Common names:
Rabbitfish
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Reported from Cape D'Aguilar (Ref. 124789). Widespread in estuarienes, sometimes entering rivers and streams. Reported from streams at Tung Chung, Tai Ho, and Chi Ma Wan Peninsula in Lantau Island (Ref. 129476). Also Ref. 12087, 94637.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Siganidae (Rabbitfishes)
Etymology: Siganus:Latin, siganus = a fish, rabbit fish; by the similarity of the nose (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology