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Bony fish

Rivulated Rabbitfish

Siganus rivulatus

Also known as: Little Spinefoot, Marbled Rabbitfish, Marbled Spinefoot, Rivulated Spinefoot, Spinefoot

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010
VenomousKeep your distance
Adult
@perigor2000 · Layang Layang, Malaysia · May 20081 / 7
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Overview

Found in large to very schools, over shallow protected reefs rich in algae growth. When sleeping or threatened these rabbitfish change to a blotched pattern.

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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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Indian Ocean, Mediterranean
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Found in large to very schools, over shallow protected reefs rich in algae growth.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familySiganidae
    6. genusSiganus
    7. speciesSiganus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775

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    More in the family

    Rabbitfishes (Siganidae)