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Bony fish

Masked Rabbitfish

Siganus puellus

Also known as: Blue-lined Rabbitfish, Blue-lined Spinefoot, Decorator Rabbitfish, Decorator Spinefoot, Maiden Spinefoot, Masked Spinefoot, Spinefoot

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
VenomousKeep your distance
Adult
@fishx6 · Flair Point - Coral Sea, Australia · July 20091 / 14
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Overview

Found in pairs or large schools, close to Acropora coral branches, over shallow reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs, rich in coral growth.

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
Head & Mouth
black eye stripe

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Exact location · 2
  • Country only · 12
LIVES IN

Found in pairs or large schools, close to Acropora coral branches, over shallow reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs, rich in coral growth.

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Adult photos 14

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familySiganidae
    6. genusSiganus
    7. speciesSiganus puellus (Schlegel, 1852)

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    More in the family

    Rabbitfishes (Siganidae)