Masked Spinefoot

Siganus puellus

Bislamapiko— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

Masked Spinefoot — photo 1 of 4 — Photo 1 of 4 · Leonard Low from Australia · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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Habitat: Reef
Max size: 38 cm
Depth: 2-30 m
Family: Siganidae

The masked spinefoot, also known as the masked rabbitfish, bluelined rabbitfish, blue-lined spinefoot, decorated rabbitfish or maiden spinefoot, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. It occurs in shallow, coral-rich areas of clear lagoons and seaward reefs of the Indo-West Pacific region.

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Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Two yellow rabbitfish with a black mask. Foxface Rabbitfish is plain vivid yellow on the body, with a white face and chest, a black band from the mouth through the eye to the dorsal fin, and a black patch on the breast. Masked Spinefoot is covered in wavy blue lines on yellow, has a diagonal black band from the chin through the eye to the nape that breaks into spots over the eye, and a deeply forked tail. Both carry venomous fin spines.

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