Species that contain: Siganus and spinus [ 6 ] records

guamensis, Amphacanthus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:163 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Syntypes: MNHN A-6944 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot 1965:572 [ref. 19223]. •Synonym of Siganus spinus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Woodland 1990:34 [ref. 19220]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus spinus (Linnaeus 1758). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

marmoratus, Amphacanthus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:367, Pl. 62 (figs. 1-2) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-6938 (1 of 2). Type catalog: Bauchot 1965:573 [ref. 19223] but modified by Woodland 1990:36. •Synonym of Siganus spinus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Randall et al. 1990:439 [ref. 15987], Woodland 1990:34 [ref. 19220], Woodland 2022:215 [ref. 40143]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus spinus (Linnaeus 1758). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

scaroides, Amphacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1853:262 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12580] Priaman and Cauer, Sumatra, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 6316 (1 of 40). Paralectotypes: (5) RMNH 6316 (up to 4 of 39). Original as scaroïdes. Lectotype selected by Woodland 1990:37 [ref. 19220]. •Synonym of Siganus spinus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Woodland 1990:34 [ref. 19220]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus spinus (Linnaeus 1758). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

spinus, Sparus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:281 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Java, Indonesia. No types known. •Valid as Siganus spinus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kishimoto in Masuda et al. 1984:233 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:439 [ref. 15987], Woodland 1990:34 [ref. 19220], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:298 [ref. 24014], Allen 1997:224 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:376 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:439 [ref. 25919], Marquet et al. 1999:43 [ref. 23934], Myers 1999:267 [ref. 23965], Johnson 1999:751 [ref. 25471], Woodland in Randall & Lim 2000:641 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1315 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:443 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:122 [ref. 25868], Sakai et al. 2001:121 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:45 [ref. 25847], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:155 [ref. 26232], Woodland 2001:3644 [ref. 26300], Nakabo 2002:1315 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:62 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:646 [ref. 27495], Matsuura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:199 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:30 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:602 [ref. 28239], Randall et al. 2005:130 [ref. 28745], Allen et al. 2006:1726 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:225 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1013 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:180 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:16 [ref. 35354], Motomura et al. 2017:203 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2019:298 [ref. 36673], Psomadakis et al. 2020:556 [ref. 37272], Woodland 2022:215 [ref. 40143]). Current status: Valid as Siganus spinus (Linnaeus 1758). Siganidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Andaman Sea east Marshall Islands and Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

striolata, Teuthis Günther [A.] 1861:319 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Aneiteum Island, Vanuatu. Syntypes: BMNH 1861.5.31.32-33 (2, dry skins). •Synonym of Siganus spinus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Woodland 1990:35 [ref. 19220]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus spinus (Linnaeus 1758). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

tumifrons, Amphacanthus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:159 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Shark Bay, Western Australia; Thailand (drawing by Dr. Finlayson). Syntypes: MNHN 0000-2949 (1) Shark Bay, MNHN A-6936 (1) Shark Bay. Type catalog: Bauchot 1965:574 [ref. 19223]. Types represent two species according to Woodland 1990:36, 59 [ref. 19220], with MNHN A-6936 representing Siganus spinus (Linnaeus 1758) and perhaps involving a curatorial error. •Valid as Siganus tumifrons (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Kuiter & Debelius 2001:149 [ref. 26232]). •Synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782) [in part] -- (Allen et al. 2006:1725 [ref. 29090], Kottelat 2013:440 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Siganus spinus (Linnaeus 1758) [in part] -- (Allen et al. 2006:1726 [ref. 29090]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.