Golden rabbitfish
Siganus guttatus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Siganidae
- Genus
- Siganus
Where to Find
Found in 28 diving areas across 15 countries and 4 regions.
- Rarotonga, Cook Islands - 3 records
- Kosrae, Micronesia - 2 records
- Yap, Micronesia - 15 records
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 14 records
- Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea - 4 records
- Rabaul & New Britain, Papua New Guinea - 1 records
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 6 records
- Kerama Islands, Japan - 3 records
- Okinawa Main Island, Japan - 2 records
- Kenting National Park, Taiwan - 14 records
- Andaman Islands, India - 2 records
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 1 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 4 records
- Perhentian Islands, Malaysia - 21 records
- Redang Island, Malaysia - 21 records
- Sipadan, Malaysia - 2 records
- Tioman Island, Malaysia - 4 records
- Bohol, Philippines - 24 records
- Donsol & Sorsogon, Philippines - 1 records
- Dumaguete, Philippines - 14 records
- Malapascua, Philippines - 3 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 25 records
- Southern Islands, Singapore - 5 records
- Gulf of Thailand, Thailand - 4 records
- Koh Lanta & Phi Phi, Thailand - 2 records
- Atauro Island, Timor-Leste - 5 records
- Dili Coast, Timor-Leste - 7 records
- Nha Trang, Vietnam - 11 records