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Siganus spinus Little Spinefoot, Scribbled Rabbitfish, Blunt-nosed Spinefoot, Spiny Rabbitfish,Spiny Spinefoot

Siganus spinus is commonly referred to as Little Spinefoot, Scribbled Rabbitfish, Blunt-nosed Spinefoot, Spiny Rabbitfish,Spiny Spinefoot. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 700 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.


Profilbild Urheber Rickard Zerpe, Schweden

Scribbled rabbitfish (Siganus spinus),2019


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lexID:
994 
AphiaID:
219689 
Scientific:
Siganus spinus 
German:
Stachliger Kaninchenfisch, Bekritzelter Kaninchenfisch 
English:
Little Spinefoot, Scribbled Rabbitfish, Blunt-nosed Spinefoot, Spiny Rabbitfish,Spiny Spinefoot 
Category:
Syganowate 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Siganidae (Family) > Siganus (Genus) > spinus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Caroline Island, Central Pazific, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
1 - 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
7.09" - 11.02" (18cm - 28cm) 
Temperature:
24,6 °F - 84.2 °F (24,6°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Brine Shrimps, Dandelion, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Lettuce, Mysis, Nori-Algae, Zooplankton 
Tank:
153.98 gal (~ 700L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Has a poison harmful to health 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-01-08 14:06:16 

Uwaga!

This is a general hint!
Siganus spinus has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Siganus spinus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Siganus spinus. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

Info

Siganus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonymised names
Amphacanthus guamensis Valenciennes, 1835 · unaccepted
Amphacanthus marmoratus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 · unaccepted
Amphacanthus scaroides Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted
Amphacanthus striolatus (Günther, 1861) · unaccepted
Amphacanthus tumifrons Valenciennes, 1835 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sigamus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Siganus marmorata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) · unaccepted
Siganus marmoratus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) · unaccepted
Siganus striolatus (Günther, 1861) · unaccepted
Siganus tumifrons (Valenciennes, 1835) · unaccepted (synonym)
Sparus spinus Osbeck, 1757 · unaccepted
Sparus spinus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Teuthis marmorata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) · unaccepted
Teuthis striolata Günther, 1861 · unaccepted
Teuthis tumifrons (Valenciennes, 1835) · unaccepted (synonym)

External links

  1. FishBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 08.01.2026.

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Copyright Paul Asmann, Fidshi
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Scribbled rabbitfish (Siganus spinus),2019
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Copyright Peter Rask Møller, Dänemark, Foto Okinawa, Japan
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