Rabbitfishes or spinefoots are perciform fishes in the family Siganidae. The 29 species are in a single genus, Siganus. In some now obsolete classifications, the species having prominent face stripes—colloquially called foxfaces–are in the genus Lo. Other species, such as the masked spinefoot (S. puellus), show a reduced form of the stripe pattern. Rabbitfishes are native to shallow waters in the Indo-Pacific, but S. luridus and S. rivulatus have become established in the eastern Mediterranean via Lessepsian migration. They are commercially important food fish, and can be used in the preparation of dishes such as bagoong. Learn more about Rabbitfish
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Common Name | Scientific Name | Conservation Status |
Barred Spinefoot Rabbitfish (9 videos) | Siganus doliatus | Not Available |
Bicolored Foxface (2 videos) | Siganus uspi | Not Available |
Blue-spotted Spinefoot (1 videos) | Siganus corallinus | Not Available |
Foxface Rabbitfish (16 videos) | Siganus vulpinus | Not Available |
Golden-lined Spinefoot (2 videos) | Siganus lineatus | Not Available |
Goldlined Spinefoot (1 videos) | Siganus guttatus | Not Available |
Masked Spinefoot Rabbitfish (4 videos) | Siganus puellus | Not Available |
Pearly Spinefoot (3 videos) | Siganus canaliculatus | Not Available |
Peppered Spinefoot (1 videos) | Siganus punctatissimus | Not Available |
Streaked Spinefoot (12 videos) | Siganus javus | Not Available |
Streamlined Spinefoot (1 videos) | Siganus argenteus | Not Available |
Variegated Spinefoot (3 videos) | Siganus randalli | Not Available |
Whitespotted Spinefoot (3 videos) | Siganus oramin | Not Available |