Introduction
Siganus puellus, commonly known as masked rabbitfish, is a salt water fish.
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Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size25 cm
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Maximum size38 cm
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Patterndiagonal stripes
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Average size25 cm
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Maximum size38 cm
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Patterndiagonal stripes
How to recognize This fish ?
The masked rabbitfish measures between 25 and 38 cm. This fish is tricolore with a predominantly jaune, bleu and noir body. The also has noir diagonal stripes.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietherbivorous
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Sociabilityliving as a couple
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The masked rabbitfish is a fish living as a couple naturally found near the bottom. This species is herbivorous .
Although the masked rabbitfish is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare
The masked rabbitfish is a fish ovipare.
Risks for humans
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VenomousNo
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StingYes
Origin and distribution
Conservation and international regulations
Where to see this species?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature25 - 29 °C
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Depth1 - 30 m
Biotope presentation
The masked rabbitfish is most often found at a depth between 1m and 30m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
The soil is generally composed of sand, of rocks, sub_rest_corals and sub_corals.
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Tags
Same genus
