Siganus javus Streaked spinefoot

Siganus javus is commonly referred to as Streaked spinefoot. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 5000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Richard und Mary Field, Malta

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lexID:: 2196
AphiaID:: 273914

Scientific:: Siganus javus
German:: Java-Kaninchenfisch
English:: Streaked Spinefoot

Category:: Kaninfisk

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Siganidae (Family) > Siganus (Genus) > javus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1766

Occurrence:: Kuwait, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bahrain, Bali, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Java, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritania, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Northern Territory (Australia), Pakistan, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Quatar, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Saudi Arabia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Thailand, the Mediterranean Sea, Timor, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean
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:: 2 - 20 Meter
Habitats:: Brackish water, Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Reef-associated, Rocky reefs, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 11.81" - 20.87" (30cm - 53cm)
Temperature:: 25,5 °F - 29,1 °F (25,5°C - 29,1°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous
Tank:: 1099.89 gal (~ 5000L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Has a poison harmful to health

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2007-04-08 11:33:09
Last edit:: 2025-04-22 20:24:06

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Siganus javus 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 javus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Siganus javus. 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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Siganus javus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonymised names
Amphacanthus Javanus (Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Amphacanthus javus (Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted
Siganus java (Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Teuthis brevirostris Gronow, 1854 · unaccepted
Teuthis javus Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted
Theutis java Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted (misspelling)

External links

FishBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Richard & Mary Field, Andaman Sea, Phuket, 2003

Copyright Richard & Mary Field, Oman, Fahl Island, Gulf of Oman

Siganus javus; Beat Niggli; Thailand; Phuket

Java rabbitfish (Siganus javus), Indonesia 2019

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