Saltwater
Blue-spotted spinefoot
Siganus corallinus
Siganidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 35 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,044 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, China, Guam, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, and 12 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occurs in coral-rich areas of lagoons. Juveniles found in small schools in shallow seagrass beds and reefs; often found among Acropora corals. Adults usually in pairs on shallow coral reefs and feed on benthic algae. A food fish that is occasionally poisonous.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Amphacanthus corallinus
- Amphacanthus tetrazona
- Siganus corallines
- Siganus corallins
- Siganus corralinus
- Siganus tetrazona
In other languages
- Blåplettet kaninfisk
- Keltakaniinikala
- Bluespotted spinefoot, Coral rabbit-fish, Coral rabbitfish, Coral spinefoot, Indian coral rabbitfish, Ocellated orange spinefoot, Ocellated spinefoot, Orange spinefoot, Pacific coral rabbitfish, Rabbitfish, Spinefoot, Spotted rabbitfish, Spotted 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.