Siganus fuscescens Mottled Spinefoot, Dusky Rabbitfish

Siganus fuscescens is commonly referred to as Mottled Spinefoot, Dusky Rabbitfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

8386 

AphiaID:

273912 

Scientific:

Siganus fuscescens 

German:

Dunkler Kaninchenfisch, Gesprenkelter Kaninchenfisch 

English:

Mottled Spinefoot, Dusky Rabbitfish 

Category:

Konijnvissen/Vossekoppen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Siganidae (Family) > Siganus (Genus) > fuscescens (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Houttuyn, ), 1782 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Anilao, Australia, Caroline Island, China, Corea, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Lord Howe Island, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 50 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Brackish water, Coastal waters, Estuaries (river mouths), Lagoons, Reef-associated, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

9.84" - 15.75" (25cm - 40cm) 

Weight:

1.2 kg 

Temperature:

22,6 °F - 84.2 °F (22,6°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Aquatic plant, Herbivorous, Phytoplankton 

Tank:

659.94 gal (~ 3000L)  

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Siganus argenteus
  Silber-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus canaliculatus
  Weisspunkt-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus corallinus
  Indischer Korallen-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus doliatus
  Blaustreifen-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus fuscescens
  Dunkler Kaninchenfisch, Gesprenkelter Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus guttatus
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus insomnis
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus javus
  Java-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus lineatus
  Goldfleck-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus luridus
  Dunkler Kaninchenfisch, Brauner Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus magnificus
  Andamanen Fuchsgesicht
• 
  Siganus niger
  Schwarzer Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus puelloides
  Traueraugen-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus puellus
  Masken-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus punctatissimus
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus punctatus
  Gepunkteter Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus randalli
  Randalls Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus rivulatus
  Rotmeer-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus spinus
  Stachliger Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus stellatus
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus sutor
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus trispilos
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus unimaculatus
  Fuchsgesicht
• 
  Siganus uspi
  Zweifarben-Fuchsgesicht
• 
  Siganus vermiculatus
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus virgatus
  Kopfband-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus vulpinus
  Fuchsgesicht
• 
  Siganus woodlandi
  Kaninchenfisch
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-05-10 12:48:46 

Last edit:

2025-05-16 19:28:04 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Siganus fuscescens has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Siganus fuscescens in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Siganus fuscescens. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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