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Siganus rivulatus Marbled Spinefoot, Rivulated rabbitfish

Siganus rivulatus is commonly referred to as Marbled Spinefoot, Rivulated rabbitfish. 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 5000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

Foto: Coral World, Eilat, Israel, Nachtfoto


Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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lexID:
10675 
AphiaID:
127045 
Scientific:
Siganus rivulatus 
German:
Rotmeer-Kaninchenfisch 
English:
Marbled Spinefoot, Rivulated Rabbitfish 
Category:
Kaninfisk 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Siganidae (Family) > Siganus (Genus) > rivulatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775 
Occurrence:
Suez-Kanal, Eritrea, Sudan, Djibouti, the Black Sea, Central America (Eastern Pacific), Comores, East Africa, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lessepsian migrant, Madagascar, Malta, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 
Sea depth:
1 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water, Coral reefs, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
7.87" - 11.81" (20cm - 30,2cm) 
Weight:
500 g 
Temperature:
24,7 °F - 29,2 °F (24,7°C - 29,2°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Aquatic plant 
Tank:
1099.89 gal (~ 5000L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
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:
2025-07-02 20:38:17 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Siganus rivulatus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Siganus rivulatus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Siganus rivulatus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Siganus rivulatus 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 rivulatus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Siganus rivulatus. 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 rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775

Feeds by grazing on algae.

Synonyms:
Amphacanthus rivulata (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775)
Amphacanthus sigan Klunzinger, 1871
Amphacanthus siganus (Forsskål, 1775)
Scarus rivulatus (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775)
Scarus siganus Forsskål, 1775
Siganus siganus (Forsskål, 1775)
Teuthis rivulata (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775)
Teuthis rivulatus (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775)
Teuthis sigan (Klunzinger, 1871)
Teuthis siganus (Forsskål, 1775)

External links

  1. Die Lessepssche Migration (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. Neiozeo und Neophyten im Mittelmeer und ihre Problematik (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  6. The first record of the marbled spinefoot, Siganus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775 and further records of the dusky spinefoot, Siganus luridus (Rüppell, 1829) from Malta (en). Abgerufen am 02.07.2025.

Pictures

Adult

Foto: Kreta, Griechenland, Mittelmeer, 26.09.2011, cm 18
Foto: Rotes Meer
Foto: Coral World, Eilat, Israel, Nachtfoto

Juvenile

Rivulated Rabbitfish - Juvenile - Siganus rivulatus, Israel 2021

Group of fishes

Siganus rivulatus; Rotes Meer, Marsa Alam
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Foto; Rotes Meer

Commonly

Copyright J.E. Randall, Israel, Coral World, Eilat
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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Rivulated Rabbitfish - Siganus rivulatus, Israel 2021
Gestreifter Kaninchenfisch, Siganus rivulatus

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