Scribbled Rabbitfish

Siganus spinus

Also known as: Black Spinefoot, Black Trevally, Blue-spotted Trevally, Blunt-nosed Rabbitfish, Blunt-nosed Spinefoot, Happy Moments, Little Rabbitfish, Little Spinefoot, Marbled Rabbitfish, Marbled Spinefoot, Mi-mi, Scribbled Spinefoot, Spinefoot, Spiny Rabbitfish, Spiny Spinefoot, Vermiculated Spinefoot

ALSO KNOWN AS

Black Spinefoot
Black Trevally
Blue-spotted Trevally
Blunt-nosed Rabbitfish
Blunt-nosed Spinefoot
Happy Moments
Little Rabbitfish
Little Spinefoot
Marbled Rabbitfish
Marbled Spinefoot
Mi-mi
Scribbled Spinefoot
Spinefoot
Spiny Rabbitfish
Spiny Spinefoot
Vermiculated Spinefoot

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016

VenomousKeep your distance

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Scribbled Rabbitfish adult, photographed at Naitauba Island, Northern Lau, Fiji — @davidmeridian179 · Naitauba Island, Northern Lau, Fiji · March 20131 / 26

Overview

Found in small schools, close to branching corals, over shallow, coral reef flats, and rivers, rich in algae growth. These are the smallest members of the Rabbitfish family.
They feed during the day on algae.

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.