Saltwater
Foxface
Siganus vulpinus
Siganidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 25 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 375 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Hong Kong SAR China, Indonesia, Kiribati, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, and 9 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Sometimes territorial, occurs in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. Often among staghorn corals. Usually occurs singly or in pairs, but juveniles and subadults occasionally occur in large schools among Acropora where they feed on algae growing on the dead bases of the coral branches. Capable of inflicting painful stings.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Amphacanthus vulpinus
- Lo vulpinus
- Teuthis tubulosa
- Teuthis vulpina
- Teuthis vulpinus
In other languages
- Rävhuvudfisk
- Rævehoved
- Kettukala
- Black-face rabbitface, Common foxface, Fox-face, Foxface rabbitfish, Foxface spinefoot, Rabbitfish, Spinefoot
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.