BrackishSaltwater
Orange-spotted spinefoot
Siganus guttatus
Siganidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 42 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,672 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and 7 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabits turbid inshore reefs among mangroves; tolerates or even prefers low salinities. Fry settles in seagrass beds around river mouths and adults enter and leave rivers with the tide, but also found on the drop-offs of inshore fringing reefs down to 6 m. Schools throughout life; school size for adults around 10 or 15. Feeds on benthic algae. Unlike other siganids, this species is reported to be active at night. Sold fresh in markets.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Amphacanthus concatenatus
- Amphacanthus firmamentum
- Amphacanthus guttatus
- Chaetodon guttatus
- Siganus concatenatus
- Siganus concatinatus
In other languages
- Orangeplettet kaninfisk
- Topaasikaniinikala
- Deepbody spinefoot, Gold-saddle rabbitfish, Golden rabbit fish, Golden rabbitfish, Golden spinefoot, Golden-spotted spinefoot, Goldenspotted spinefoot, Goldlined spinefoot, Rabbitfish, Spinefoot, Star siganus, Yellow-blotch 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.