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Gold-spotted Rabbitfish

Siganus punctatus

Also known as: Brown-spotted Spinefoot, Coral Rabbitfish, Coral Spinefoot, Gold-lined Spinefoot, Gold-spotted Spinefoot, Orange-spotted Rabbitfish, Orange-spotted Spinefoot, Peppered Rabbitfish, Shoemaker Spinefoot, Spinefoot, Spotted Rabbitfish, Spotted Spinefoot, Stream-lined Rabbitfish, Stream-lined Spinefoot, Yellow-spotted Rabbitfish, Yellow-spotted Spinefoot

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
VenomousKeep your distance
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Adult
@fishx6 · Pixie Wall - Great Barrier Reef, Australia · July 20091 / 10
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Overview

Found in pairs or schools, over clear lagoons and seaward 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

COLOURS
Pattern
gold spot
Behaviour
pairsschooling

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
  • Exact location · 1
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Found in pairs or schools, over clear lagoons and seaward reefs.

RANGE
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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familySiganidae
    6. genusSiganus
    7. speciesSiganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster, 1801)

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