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Siganus labyrinthodes Labyrinth Rabbitfish

Siganus labyrinthodes is commonly referred to as Labyrinth Rabbitfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic.


Profile

lexID:
16655 
AphiaID:
273915 
Scientific:
Siganus labyrinthodes 
German:
Labyrinth-Kaninchenfisch 
English:
Labyrinth Rabbitfish 
Category:
Kaninfisk 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Acanthuriformes (Order) > Siganidae (Family) > Siganus (Genus) > labyrinthodes (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bleeker, ), 1853 
Occurrence:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bali, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Java, Moluccas, Timor 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
1 - 10 Meter 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Aquatic plant, Herbivorous 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Data deficient (DD) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-05 16:48:48 

Toxicity


Siganus labyrinthodes is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Siganus labyrinthodes, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

Info

The species must be genetically confirmed, as it is sometimes interpreted as a variant of Signanus argenteus (G, Allen, pers. comm., August 2024).
According to WoRMS and ECoF, it is a valid species, correctly identified, but no photos of this rabbitfish are available.
Coastal species found near coral reefs. Probably forms schools.
Either this rabbitfish is a (very) rare species or it has not yet been recorded separately from similar species.

According to FishBase, Siganus labyrinthodes is a coastal species found near coral reefs, where it probably forms schools.

This little-known species inhabits coastal reefs (Allen and Erdmann 2012), with a maximum total length of 23 cm (Allen and Erdmann 2012).

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