Saltwater
Brown-spotted spinefoot
Siganus stellatus
Siganidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 40 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,464 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, France, India, Indonesia, Jordan, and 16 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Common in coral reefs; juveniles enter weedy estuaries. Juveniles and subadults form schools, adults in pairs. Adults feed on benthic seaweeds. Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Amphacanthus guttatus
- Amphacanthus nuchalis
- Amphacanthus punctatus
- Amphacanthus stellatus
- Scarus stellatus
- Siganus chrysospilos
In other languages
- Brunplettet kaninfisk
- Brown-spotted rabbitfish, Brownspotted spinefoot, Rabbitfish, Spinefoot, Starspotted rabbitfish, Starspotted spinefoot, Stellate rabbitfish
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.