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Bony fish

Streamlined Spinefoot

Siganus argenteus

Also known as: Forktail Rabbitfish, Gold-spotted Spinefoot, Marbled Spinefoot, Mottled Spinefoot, Rabbitface Spinefoot, Rabbit-faced Spinefoot, Roman-nose Spinefoot, Schooling Rabbitfish, Silver Rabbitfish, Silver Spinefoot, Spinefoot, Streaked Spinefoot

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
VenomousKeep your distance
Adult
@fishx6 · Mirihi, Maldives · August 20071 / 14
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Overview

Found in large schools, swimming fast above reefs, diving down to the bottom to feed, over coastal lagoons and inner reef slopes. When threatened or asleep they change to a mottled 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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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found in large schools, swimming fast above reefs, diving down to the bottom to feed, over coastal lagoons and inner reef slopes.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familySiganidae
    6. genusSiganus
    7. speciesSiganus argenteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

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    More in the family

    Rabbitfishes (Siganidae)