In the spotlight
Le bien‑être des lions de mer : nos actions au quotidien
Entrainement médical, enrichissement, exercices dynamiques, découvrez ce que les soigneurs mettent en place pour le bien-être des otaries de Nausicaá.
Identity card
Golden-lined spinefoot
- Scientific name:
- Siganus lineatus
- Family:
- Siganidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- 1835, Valenciennes
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Indian-Western Pacific: Maldives, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia.
- Habitat:
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Coral reefs, lagoons, seagrass beds, tropical coastal areas between 0 and 25 m.
- Size:
25 cm, up to 43 cm.
- Diet:
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Herbivore (algae, algal encrustations on rocks).
