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Siganus rivulatus Marbled Spinefoot, Rivulated rabbitfish

Siganus rivulatusis commonly referred to as Marbled Spinefoot, Rivulated rabbitfish. 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.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

Foto: Coral World, Eilat, Israel, Nachtfoto


Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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lexID:
10675 
AphiaID:
127045 
Scientific:
Siganus rivulatus 
German:
Rotmeer-Kaninchenfisch 
English:
Marbled Spinefoot, Rivulated Rabbitfish 
Category:
Rabbitfishes/Foxfaces 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Siganidae (Family) > Siganus (Genus) > rivulatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775 
Occurrence:
Suez-Kanal, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, the Black Sea, Central America (Eastern Pacific), Comores, East Africa, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lessepsian migrant, Madagascar, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 
Sea depth:
1 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water, Coral reefs, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
7.87" - 11.81" (20cm - 30,2cm) 
Weight:
500 g 
Temperature:
24,7 °F - 29,2 °F (24,7°C - 29,2°C) 
Food:
Algae, Aquatic plant 
Tank:
1099.89 gal (~ 5000L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Has a poison harmful to health 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-11-06 11:54:23 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Siganus rivulatus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Siganus rivulatus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Siganus rivulatus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Toxicity

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

Info

Siganus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775

Feeds by grazing on algae.

Synonyms:
Amphacanthus rivulata (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775)
Amphacanthus sigan Klunzinger, 1871
Amphacanthus siganus (Forsskål, 1775)
Scarus rivulatus (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775)
Scarus siganus Forsskål, 1775
Siganus siganus (Forsskål, 1775)
Teuthis rivulata (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775)
Teuthis rivulatus (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775)
Teuthis sigan (Klunzinger, 1871)
Teuthis siganus (Forsskål, 1775)

Scientific paper

  1. Effects of water temperature and body weight on anaesthetic efficiency in marbled rabbitfish ( Siganus rivulatus ), Santos, Silvère; Ghanawi, Joly; Saoud, I Patrick , 2015
  2. Effect of Dietary Protein Level on Growth Performance and Blood Parameters of Marbled Spinefoot Siganus rivulatus, Abou-Daoud, Y.; Ghanawi, J.; Farran, M.; Davis, D. A.; Saoud, I. P. , 2014
  3. Record of Lessepsian marbled spinefoot Siganus rivulatus Forsskal and Niebuhr, 1775 from the Northern Aegean Sea (Izmir Bay, Turkey), Gurbet, R.; Kara, A. , 2013
  4. Acute and chronic effects of aqueous ammonia on marbled spinefoot rabbitfish, Siganus rivulatus (Forsskål 1775), Rana Roumieh; Abir Barakat; Nabila E. Abdelmeguid; Joly Ghanawi; Imad Patrick Saoud, 2012
  5. Adaptation in the optical properties of the crystalline lens in the eyes of the Lessepsian migrant Siganus rivulatus, Gagnon, Y. L.; Shashar, N.; Kroger, R. H. H. , 2011
  6. Effects of dietary lipid levels on growth performance of marbled spinefoot rabbitfish Siganus rivulatus, Joly Ghanawi; Luke Roy; D. Allen Davis; I. Patrick Saoud, 2011
  7. Effects of temperature on survival and growth of juvenile spinefoot rabbitfish (Siganus rivulatus), Imad Patrick Saoud; Chadi Mohanna; Joly Ghanawi, 2008
  8. Effects of stocking density on the survival, growth, size variation and condition index of juvenile rabbitfishSiganus rivulatus, I. Patrick Saoud; Joly Ghanawi; Nada Lebbos, 2008
  9. Zschokkella helmiin. sp. (Myxozoa:Myxosporea), a new parasite of marbled spinefootSiganus rivulatus(Forsskal 1775), Red Sea, Egypt: light and transmission electron microscopy, F. Abdel-Ghaffar; M. A. Ali; S. Al Quraishy; R. Entzeroth; A. S. Abdel-Baki; S. Al Farraj; A.-R. Bashtar, 2008
  10. Influence of salinity on survival, growth, plasma osmolality and gill Na+–K+–ATPase activity in the rabbitfish Siganus rivulatus, I. Patrick Saoud; Sawsan Kreydiyyeh; Antoine Chalfoun; Mazen Fakih, 2007
  11. Ecological comments on the intestinal helminths of the rabbitfishSiganus rivulatus(Teleostei, Siganidae) from the northern Red Sea, Reda M. El -S. Hassanine; Mohammed O. Al-Jahdali, 2007
  12. Lessepsian invasion without bottleneck: example of two rabbitfish species (Siganus rivulatus and Siganus luridus), Mohamad Hassan; Mireille Harmelin-Vivien; François Bonhomme, 2003
  13. Multi-annual changes in the parasite communities of rabbitfishSiganus rivulatus(Siganidae) in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, R. Dzikowski; I. Paperna; A. Diamant, 2003
  14. Growth of marbled spinefoot Siganus rivulatus Forsskål, 1775 (Teleostei: Siganidae) introduced to Antalya Bay, eastern Mediterranean Sea (Turkey), Murat Bilecenoglu; Murat Kaya, 2002
  15. Growth of Siganus rivulatus reared in sea cages in the Red Sea, Tom Lichatowich; Salem Al-Thobaity; Max Arada; Feisal Bukhari, 1984
  16. The spawning cycle, fry appearance and mass collection techniques for fry of Siganus rivulatus in the Red Sea, Tom Lichatowich; Salem Al-Thobaity; Max Arada; Feisal Bukhari, 1984
  17. Fertilization and hatching of rabbitfish Siganus rivulatus, D. Popper; H. Gordin; G.Wm. Kissil, 1973
  18. Experiments in rearing rabbitfish (Siganus rivulatus) in sea water, A. Ben-Tuvia; G.Wm. Kissil; D. Popper, 1972

External links

  1. Die Lessepssche Migration (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. Neiozeo und Neophyten im Mittelmeer und ihre Problematik (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Adult

Foto: Kreta, Griechenland, Mittelmeer, 26.09.2011, cm 18
Foto: Rotes Meer
Foto: Coral World, Eilat, Israel, Nachtfoto

Juvenile

Rivulated Rabbitfish - Juvenile - Siganus rivulatus, Israel 2021

Group of fishes

Siganus rivulatus; Rotes Meer, Marsa Alam
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Foto; Rotes Meer

Commonly

Copyright J.E. Randall, Israel, Coral World, Eilat
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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Rivulated Rabbitfish - Siganus rivulatus, Israel 2021
Gestreifter Kaninchenfisch, Siganus rivulatus

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