Siganus argenteus Streamlined Spinefoot, Forktail Rabbitfish, Schooling Rabbitfish, Schooling Rabbit-fish, Silver Spinefoot, Streamlined Spinefoot

Siganus argenteusis commonly referred to as Streamlined Spinefoot, Forktail Rabbitfish, Schooling Rabbitfish, Schooling Rabbit-fish, Silver Spinefoot, Streamlined Spinefoot. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

2746 

AphiaID:

219686 

Scientific:

Siganus argenteus 

German:

Silber-Kaninchenfisch 

English:

Streamlined Spinefoot, Forktail Rabbitfish, Schooling Rabbitfish, Schooling Rabbit-fish, Silver Spinefoot, Streamlined Spinefoot 

Category:

Rabbitfishes/Foxfaces 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Siganidae (Family) > Siganus (Genus) > argenteus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1825 

Occurrence:

Djibouti, Sudan, Eritrea, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Austral Islands, Australia, Bakers Island, Bali, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Caroline Island, Chesterfield Islands, China, Comores, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Corea, East Africa, Eastern Indian Ocean, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Gilbert Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Howland Island, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Java, Jordan, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Line Islands, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Maumere, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moluccas, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Paracel-Islands, Philippines, Phoenix Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Rapa, Red Sea, Réunion , Rodriguez, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spratly Islands, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Togean Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wake Atoll, Wallis and Futuna, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 

Sea depth:

2 - 40 Meter 

Size:

up to 15.75" (40 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

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:

• 
  Siganus argenteus
  Silber-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus canaliculatus
  Weisspunkt-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus corallinus
  Indischer Korallen-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus doliatus
  Blaustreifen-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus fuscescens
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus guttatus
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus insomnis
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus javus
  Java-Kaninchenfisch
• Siganus labyrinthodes
• 
  Siganus lineatus
  Goldfleck-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus luridus
  Dunkler Kaninchenfisch, Brauner Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus magnificus
  Andamanen Fuchsgesicht
• 
  Siganus niger
  Schwarzer Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus puelloides
  Traueraugen-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus puellus
  Masken-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus punctatissimus
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus punctatus
  Gepunkteter Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus randalli
  Randalls Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus rivulatus
  Rotmeer-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus spinus
  Stachliger Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus stellatus
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus sutor
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus trispilos
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus unimaculatus
  Fuchsgesicht
• 
  Siganus uspi
  Zweifarben-Fuchsgesicht
• 
  Siganus vermiculatus
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus virgatus
  Kopfband-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus vulpinus
  Fuchsgesicht
• 
  Siganus woodlandi
  Kaninchenfisch
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2009-03-06 21:00:39 

Last edit:

2021-02-21 21:00:07 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Siganus argenteus 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 argenteus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Siganus argenteus. 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 Worldwide: eapcct.org

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