Species FAO code: IUU

Siganus sutor

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
France	fr sigan cordonnier	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835)

Scientific name

Siganus sutor

Author

(Valenciennes, 1835)

Rank

Species

FAO code

IUU

Morphological description

Coloration highly variable; influenced by substrate's color and mood of the fish. Upper greenish to sandy brown, paler below. Color patterns extend to the fins. Spines slender, pungent and venomous. Preopercular angle 88°-98°; cheeks with few scales; midline of thorax without scales between pelvic ridges. Long flap of anterior nostril shortens with increasing age.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilySiganidae
    - GenusSiganus
      - SpeciesSiganus sutor

Synonyms

Amphacanthus abhortani Valenciennes, 1835
Amphacanthus sutor Valenciennes, 1835
Buro brunneus Lacepède, 1803
Amphacanthus olivaceus Valenciennes, 1835
Teuthis abhortani (Valenciennes, 1835)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835)

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Siganus sutor

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Pots and traps

Seines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central