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Bony fish

Three-blotched Rabbitfish

Siganus trispilos

Also known as: Coral Rabbitfish, Coral Spinefoot, Spinefoot, Threeblotch Rabbitfish, Threeblotch Spinefoot, Three-blotched Spinefoot, Threespot Rabbitfish, Threespot Spinefoot

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024
Adult
@fishx6 · Oyster Stacks, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia · March 20131 / 5
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Overview

Found in pairs, over reefs rich in hard corals, especially branching corals.
Eastern Indian Ocean - Northwest Australia

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

Behaviour
pairs

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Indian Ocean
  • Exact location · 2
  • Country only · 3
LIVES IN

Found in pairs, over reefs rich in hard corals, especially branching corals.

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Adult photos 5

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familySiganidae
    6. genusSiganus
    7. speciesSiganus trispilos Woodland & Allen, 1977

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    More in the family

    Rabbitfishes (Siganidae)