Siganus luridus Dusky Spinefoot, Squaretail Rabbitfish

Siganus luridus is commonly referred to as Dusky Spinefoot, Squaretail Rabbitfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Veldig vanskelig. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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Siganus luridus,Poisson lapin,Bunaken Sulawesie Indonesia 2024

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Scientific:: Siganus luridus
German:: Dunkler Kaninchenfisch, Brauner Kaninchenfisch
English:: Dusky Spinefoot, Squaretail Rabbitfish

Category:: Kaninfisk

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Siganidae (Family) > Siganus (Genus) > luridus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Rüppell, ), 1829

Occurrence:: Kuwait, Tunesien, Eritrea, Djibouti, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Sudan, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Albania, Algeria, Bahrain, Comores, Croatia, East Africa, Egypt, European Coasts, Greece, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lessepsian migrant, Levantine Sea (Mediterranean), Lybia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, North Atlantic Ocean, Quatar, Red Sea, Réunion , Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, Syrian Arab Republic, Tansania, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, Turkey, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen
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 - 40 Meter
Habitats:: Coralline soils, coral quarry, Gravel soil, Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 7.87" - 11.81" (20cm - 30cm)
Temperature:: 24,8 °F - 29,2 °F (24,8°C - 29,2°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Invertebrates, Nori-Algae
Tank:: 659.94 gal (~ 3000L)
Difficulty:: Veldig vanskelig
Offspring:: None
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:: 2010-06-05 14:30:11
Last edit:: 2024-10-02 16:11:52

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Siganus luridus 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 luridus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Siganus luridus. 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:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

Info

Siganus luridus (Rüppell, 1829)

This rabbit fish has been set for identification and was finally identified on basis of his origin from the Red Sea as Siganus luridus.

Siganus luridus is to find mostly in small schools in very shallow water near the floor rather than stony ground. Like all rabbit fishes, also Siganus luridus has a spines in his dorsal fin which he can use as defend against a potential enemie. Because of the Suez Canal, the rabbit fish is found already in the Mediterranean.

Synonymised names
Amphacanthus abhortani Valenciennes, 1835 · unaccepted (synonym)
Amphacanthus luridus Rüppell, 1829 · unaccepted
Teuthis lurida (Rüppell, 1829) · unaccepted

External links

Die Lessepssche Migration (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Neiozeo und Neophyten im Mittelmeer und ihre Problematik (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 02.10.2024.
The first record of the marbled spinefoot, Siganus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775 and further records of the dusky spinefoot, Siganus luridus (Rüppell, 1829) from Malta (en). Abgerufen am 02.07.2025.

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Adult

Group of fishes

Siganus luridus vor Kreta - Foto von Peter Wirtz

Commonly

© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Siganus luridus,Poisson lapin,squaretail rabbitfish,Red sea 2023

Dusky Spinefoot - Siganus luridus, Israel 2021

Siganus luridus,Poisson lapin,Bunaken Sulawesie Indonesia 2024

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