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Lined Rabbitfish

Siganus lineatus

Also known as: Gold-lined Rabbitfish, Gold-lined Spinefoot, Golden Rabbitfish, Golden Spinefoot, Golden-lined Rabbitfish, Golden-lined Spinefoot, Goldenspot Spinefoot, Goldspot Rabbitfish, Goldspot Spinefoot, Gold-spotted Spinefoot, Lined Spinefoot, Spinefoot, Streaked Spinefoot, Vermiculated Spinefoot

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
VenomousKeep your distance
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Adult
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@greatwhite · Blowholes, Quobba, Carnarvon, WA, Australia · April 20131 / 30
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Overview

Found in schools, over rocky substrates of protected lagoons, coral and rocky reefs.
Juveniles over mangrove areas and seagrass flats.

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
brown linesgold spotwavy lines
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Exact location · 15
  • Country only · 15
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Found in schools, over rocky substrates of protected lagoons, coral and rocky reefs.

RANGE
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Adult photos 30

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    Taxonomy

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

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