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Bony fish

Blue-spotted Spinefoot

Siganus corallinus

Also known as: Blue-spotted Foxface Rabbitfish, Coral Rabbitfish, Coral Spinefoot, Indian Coral Rabbitfish, Ocellated Orange Spinefoot, Orange Spinefoot, Spinefoot, Spotted Rabbitfish, Spotted Spinefoot, Yellow Foxface Rabbitfish, Yellow Rabbitfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
VenomousKeep your distance
Adult
@hlouise · Filitheyo Island Resort, Maldives · December 20101 / 19
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Overview

Found in pairs, over shallow coral reefs.
Juveniles in small schools, over shallow seagrass beds and reefs.

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

Head & Mouth
black eyes
Behaviour
pairs

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Exact location · 4
  • Country only · 15
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Found in pairs, over shallow coral reefs.

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Adult photos 19

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familySiganidae
    6. genusSiganus
    7. speciesSiganus corallinus (Valenciennes, 1835)

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    More in the family

    Rabbitfishes (Siganidae)