アイゴ属

アラビアでこの手の魚類をSigan、Siganiと呼ぶことから。
Species Siganus argenteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)／ハナアイゴ
Species Siganus canaliculatus (Park, 1797)／White-spotted spinefoot
Species Siganus corallinus (Valenciennes, 1835)／サンゴアイゴ
Species Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn, 1782)／アイゴ
Species Siganus guttatus (Bloch, 1787)／ゴマアイゴ
Species Siganus javus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Species Siganus magnificus (Burgess, 1977)
Species Siganus puelloides Woodland & Randall, 1979
Species Siganus puellus (Schlegel, 1852)／マジリアイゴ
Species Siganus punctatissimus Fowler & Bean, 1929／チリメンアイゴ
Species Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster, 1801)／ブチアイゴ
Species Siganus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758)／アミアイゴ
Species Siganus stellatus (Forsskål, 1775)／Brown-spotted spinefoot
Species Siganus unimaculatus (Evermann & Seale, 1907)／ヒフキアイゴ
Species Siganus vermiculatus (Valenciennes, 1835)／ムシクイアイゴ
Species Siganus virgatus (Valenciennes, 1835)／ヒメアイゴ
Species Siganus vulpinus (Schlegel & Müller, 1845)
■国内未発見。
Species Siganus doliatus Guérin-Méneville, 1829-38
Species Siganus insomnis Woodland & Anderson, 2014
Species Siganus labyrinthodes (Bleeker, 1853)
Species Siganus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1835)
Species Siganus luridus (Rüppell, 1829)
Species Siganus niger Woodland, 1990
Species Siganus randalli Woodland, 1990
Species Siganus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775
Species Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835)
Species Siganus trispilos Woodland & Allen, 1977
Species Siganus uspi Gawel & Woodland, 1974
Species Siganus vulpinus (Schlegel & Müller, 1845)
Species Siganus woodlandi Randall & Kulbicki, 2005

国内にはアイゴ科にはアイゴ属の１属のみ。大西洋にはAcanthurus Forsskål, 1775がいるようだ。主に亜熱帯域に多く本州などに普通みかけるのはアイゴ１種のみ。国内でよりも熱帯域で重要な食用魚である。
Genus Siganus Forsskål, 1775