Common names:
Belowis kangkang, Kola bungi, Scribbled rabbitfish
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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minor commercial
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Bali, Maumere Bay, Komodo, Manado and vicinity, Pulau Seribu, Sangalakki Island and Pulau Weh; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567). Museum: NTM S.11044-001, from Bali Strait to Timor Sea (Ref. 5978). Also Ref. 8631, 1419.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Siganidae (Rabbitfishes)
Etymology: Siganus:Latin, siganus = a fish, rabbit fish; by the similarity of the nose (Ref. 45335). More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 50 m (Ref. 28016), usually 1 - 20 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115); 30°N - 30°S, 77°E - 129°W
Distribution
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