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Bony fish

Blotched Foxface

Siganus unimaculatus

Also known as: Blackblotch Foxface, Blotched Foxface Rabbitfish, Foxface, Foxface Rabbitfish, Onespot Foxface, Onespot Foxface Rabbitfish, Onespot Rabbitfish, Spinefoo, Spinefoot

VenomousKeep your distance
Adult
@fishx6 · Lembeh, Indonesia · August 20081 / 3
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Overview

Found in pairs, amongst the arms of branching corals, over lagoons, and outer reefs, rich in coral growth.
Juveniles in schools.

Rabbitfish are usually found in algae rich reefs.
They have venomous spines in the Anal Fin and at both ends of the ventral fin. These can inflict extremely painful injuries.

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How to identify

Behaviour
pairs

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
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Found in pairs, amongst the arms of branching corals, over lagoons, and outer reefs, rich in coral growth.

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Adult photos 3

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familySiganidae
    6. genusSiganus
    7. speciesSiganus unimaculatus (Evermann & Seale, 1907)

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    More in the family

    Rabbitfishes (Siganidae)