
Siganus spinus
Scribbled Rabbitfish
As recorded: Siganus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Siganidae
- Collected by
- W.A. Bryan
- Date
- August 1902
- Locality
- Minami Tori Shima
- Island
- Minami Tori Shima
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Siganus spinus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1902. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 671 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
Okinawa, JP
(c) Rex Jiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
no rights reserved

2026-10-21
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Ueno, Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan
(c) Mina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Siganus spinus. BPBM 2446. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38682910. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/2446.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38682910 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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