. Dangerous marine animals. Marine animals. 90 DANGEROUS MARINE ANIMALS the pelvic fins are spinous. Rabbitfishes are of moderate size, usually valued as food, and abound about rocks and reefs from the Red Sea to Polynesia. Species of Rabbitfishes : Rabbitfish, Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn) (Fig. 55, Top). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Rabbitfish, Siganus lineatus (Valenciennes) (Fig. 55, Center). Inhabits the Philippines, Santa Cruz Islands, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Australia, Okinawa, and the Ryukyu Islands. Rabbitfish, Siganus puellus (Schlegel) (Fig. 55, Bottom). In- habits
. Dangerous marine animals. Marine animals. 90 DANGEROUS MARINE ANIMALS the pelvic fins are spinous. Rabbitfishes are of moderate size, usually valued as food, and abound about rocks and reefs from the Red Sea to Polynesia. Species of Rabbitfishes : Rabbitfish, Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn) (Fig. 55, Top). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Rabbitfish, Siganus lineatus (Valenciennes) (Fig. 55, Center). Inhabits the Philippines, Santa Cruz Islands, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Australia, Okinawa, and the Ryukyu Islands. Rabbitfish, Siganus puellus (Schlegel) (Fig. 55, Bottom). In- habits the East Indies, Philippines, Palau, Gilbert, Marshall, and Solomon Fig. 57. Head of Uranoscopus scaber. Note the large spines protruding from the area just above the pectoral fins. Wounds from these spines can be fatal. (Smithsonian Institution) Venom Apparatus. The venom apparatus of Siganus consists of 13 dorsal, 4 pelvic and 7 anal spines, and their associated venom glands. A groove extends along both sides of the midline of the spine for almost its entire These grooves are generally deep and contain the venom glands, which are located in the outer one-third of the spine, near the tip. Medical Aspects. The symptoms produced by rabbitfish stings are said to be the same as those produced by scorpionfishes. There is no information available regarding the nature of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Halstead, Bruce W. Cambridge, Md. , Cornell Maritime Press
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