Species Siganus unimaculatus (Evermann & Seale, 1907)
Blackblotch Foxface, Black-blotch Fox-face, Blotched Foxface
- Lo unimaculatus Evermann, B.W. & Seale, A. 1907. Fishes of the Philippine Islands. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries (U.S.) for 1906 26: 49-110 figs 1-22 [98, fig. 19].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 55915, Bacon, Albay Gulf, Philippines.
Generic Combinations
- Siganus unimaculatus (Evermann & Seale, 1907). —
Gawel, M. & Woodland, D.J. 1974. Siganus (Lo) uspi, a new species from Fiji; and a comparison with the nominal species S. vulpinus and S. unimaculatus. Copeia (4): 855-861 [855]
Introduction
Woodland (1990) and recent genetic studies suggest that S. unimaculatus may represent a colour morph of S. vulpinus and as such a junior synonym of that species (Borsa et al. 2007, Kuriiwa et al. 2007).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
An isolated population at Rowley Shoals, WA (17°20'S); tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Transition (3)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [1014]
- Woodland, D.J. 1990. Revision of the fish family Siganidae with descriptions of two new species and comments on distribution and biology. Indo-Pacific Fishes 19: 1-136 figs 1-23, 11 pls [112, 115]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine, schooling.
General References
Borsa, P., Lemer, S. and Aurelle, D. Patterns of lineage diversification in rabbitfishes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44: 427-435
Kuiter, R.H. & Debelius, H. 2001. Surgeonfishes, Rabbitfishes and Their Relatives. A comprehensive guide to Acanthuroidei. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 208 pp. [177] (as Siganus (Lo) unimaculatus)
Kuriiwa, K., Hanzawa, N., Yoshino, T., Kimura, S. and Nishida, M. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships and natural hybridization in rabbitfishes (Teleostei: Siganidae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analyses. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45: 69-80
Woodland, D.J. 1990. Revision of the fish family Siganidae with descriptions of two new species and comments on distribution and biology. Indo-Pacific Fishes 19: 1-136 figs 1-23, 11 pls [113]
Woodland, D.J. 2001. Siganidae. pp. 3627-3650 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3650]
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. & Debelius, H. 2001. Surgeonfishes, Rabbitfishes and Their Relatives. A comprehensive guide to Acanthuroidei. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 208 pp. [177] (Black-blotch Fox-face)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blackblotch Foxface)
Woodland, D.J. 2001. Siganidae. pp. 3627-3650 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3650] (FAO) (Blotched Foxface)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2013 | 11-Jun-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |