Rabbitfish
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{{dablink|This article is about bony fishes of the family Siganidae. For cartilaginous fishes of the order Chimaeriformes, see [[Chimaera]].}}
{{Taxobox
| name = Rabbitfishes
| image = Reef with Forcipiger and Siganus.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Coral reef with [[Longnose butterflyfish]], ''Forcipiger longirostris'' (top) and ''Siganus'' sp. (bottom).
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| ordo = [[Perciformes]]
| familia = '''Siganidae'''
| genus = '''''Siganus'''''
| genus_authority = [[Peter Forsskål|Forsskål]], 1775
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text.
}}
'''Rabbitfishes''' are [[perciform]] fishes in the family '''Siganidae'''.
Rabbitfishes are found in shallow [[lagoon]]s in the [[Indo-Pacific]] and eastern [[Mediterranean]]. Some live in schools, while others live more solitary lives among the [[coral]]s. Rabbitfishes have small, [[hare]]-like mouths, large dark eyes, and a peaceful temperament which gives them their name. They are colorful, but have well-developed, [[venom (poison)|venomous]] [[dorsal fin|dorsal]] and [[anal fin]] spines.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Taylor |first=G. |title=Toxic fish spine injury: Lessons from 11 years experience. |journal=South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society journal |volume=30 |issue=1 |date=[[2000]] |issn=0813-1988 |oclc=16986801 |url=http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/5828 |accessdate=2008-06-15 }}</ref> Another unusual feature among rabbitfishes is their [[pelvic fin]]s, which are formed from two spines. All rabbitfish are [[diurnal animal|diurnal]] and [[herbivorous]], feeding on [[algae]] in the wild. In [[aquarium|aquaria]], they should be fed a variety of fresh vegetables and algae.
==Species==
There are 28 species. In some classifications, the family is split into two genera, ''Siganus'' and ''Lo''. Here we follow FishBase and ITIS and place all species in the single genus ''Siganus''.
* [[Streamlined spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus argenteus]]'' <small>([[Jean René Constant Quoy|Quoy]] & [[Joseph Paul Gaimard|Gaimard]], 1825)</small>.
* [[White-spotted spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus canaliculatus]]'' <small>(Park, 1797)</small>.
* [[Blue-spotted spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus corallinus]]'' <small>([[Achille Valenciennes|Valenciennes]], 1835)</small>.
* [[Barred spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus doliatus]]'' <small>[[Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville|Guérin-Méneville]], 1829</small>.
* [[Mottled spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus fuscescens]]'' <small>([[Martinus Houttuyn|Houttuyn]], 1782)</small>.
* [[Orange-spotted spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus guttatus]]'' <small>([[Marcus Elieser Bloch|Bloch]], 1787)</small>.
* [[Streaked spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus javus]]'' <small>([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1766)</small>.
* [[Labyrinth spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus labyrinthodes]]'' <small>([[Pieter Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1853)</small>.
* [[Golden-lined spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus lineatus]]'' <small>([[Achille Valenciennes|Valenciennes]], 1835)</small>.
* [[Dusky spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus luridus]]'' <small>([[Eduard Rüppell|Rüppell]], 1829)</small>.
* [[Magnificent rabbitfish]], ''[[Siganus magnificus]]'' <small>(Burgess, 1977)</small>.
* [[Black foxface]], ''[[Siganus niger]]'' <small>Woodland, 1990</small>.
* [[Blackeye rabbitfish]], ''[[Siganus puelloides]]'' <small>Woodland & Randall, 1979</small>.
* [[Masked spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus puellus]]'' <small>([[Hermann Schlegel|Schlegel]], 1852)</small>.
* [[Peppered spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus punctatissimus]]'' <small>Fowler & Bean, 1929</small>.
* [[Goldspotted spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus punctatus]]'' <small>([[Johann Gottlob Schneider|Schneider]] & [[Johann Reinhold Forster|Forster]], 1801)</small>.
* [[Variegated spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus randalli]]'' <small>Woodland, 1990</small>.
* [[Marbled spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus rivulatus]]'' <small>[[Peter Forsskål|Forsskål]], 1775</small>.
* [[Little spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus spinus]]'' <small>([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758)</small>.
* [[Brownspotted spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus stellatus]]'' <small>([[Peter Forsskål|Forsskål]], 1775)</small>.
* [[Shoemaker spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus sutor]]'' <small>([[Achille Valenciennes|Valenciennes]], 1835)</small>.
* [[Threeblotched rabbitfish]], ''[[Siganus trispilos]]'' <small>Woodland & Allen, 1977</small>.
* [[Blotched foxface]], ''[[Siganus unimaculatus]]'' <small>(Evermann & Seale, 1907)</small>.
* [[Bicolored foxface]], ''[[Siganus uspi]]'' <small>Gawel & Woodland, 1974</small>.
* [[Vermiculated spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus vermiculatus]]'' <small>([[Achille Valenciennes|Valenciennes]], 1835)</small>.
* [[Barhead spinefoot]], ''[[Siganus virgatus]]'' <small>([[Achille Valenciennes|Valenciennes]], 1835)</small>.
* [[Foxface rabbitfish]], ''[[Siganus vulpinus]]'' <small>([[Hermann Schlegel|Schlegel]] & Müller, 1845)</small>.
* ''[[Siganus woodlandi]]'' <small>Randall & Kulbicki, 2005</small>.
==References==
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