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Siganus tumifrons  (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1835)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 623269

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Siganus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
    Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn, 1782)
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - junior synonym   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

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  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 1-Feb-2021, website (version 1 Feb 2021)  
  Acquired: 2021   
  Notes: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds) 2021. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 01 Feb 2021   
  Reference for: Siganus tumifrons   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Woodland, David J.  
  Publication Date: 1990   
  Article/Chapter Title: Revision of the fish family Siganidae with descriptions of two new species and comments on distribution and biology   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Indo-Pacific Fishes, no. 19   
  Page(s): 1-136   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0736-0460   
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Indo-West Pacific  
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: According to the online Catalog of Fishes (2/2021), there are two syntypes for Amphacanthus tumifrons Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835, and they correspond to two different species, Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782) and Siganus spinus (Linnaeus 1758)  
 

 

    

 
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