Onespot Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus unimaculatus
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 24cm
Identification: Yellow body with elongate black blotch; white head with black band from protruding snout to dorsal fin, black edge on gill cover.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas, often shelter in staghorn corals, to 30m.
Location: Asian Pacific - S.W. Japan and Philippines to N.W. Australian Shelf.

Foxface Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus vulpinus
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 24cm
Identification: Yellow body; white head with black band from protruding snout to dorsal fin, black breast marking.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas of lagoons and outer reefs, often shelter in staghorn corals, to 30m.
Location: West Pacific - Sumatra in Indonesia to Gilbert Is. Taiwan to Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.

Magnificent Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus magnificus
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 23cm
Identification: White head, blackish upper body becomes pale below, yellow pectoral, anal and tail fins; black band from protruding snout to dorsal fin.
Favourite: In pairs.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas in 2-20m.
Location: East Indian Ocean - Andaman Sea at Similan Is. and W. Thailand.

Masked Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus puellus
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 16cm
Identification: Yellow with wavy broken blue lines arranged vertically on forebody and horizontal on rear; black bar across eye.
Favourite: In pairs; feed on tunicates and sponges.
Hide-out: Rich coral areas in 3-12m.
Location: East Indo-West Pacific - Cocos-Keeling Is. to S. Micronesia and Gilbert Is. S. China Sea and S.W. Japan to S. Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

Bicolor Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus uspi
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 22cm
Identification: Chocolate-brown to rear dorsal and anal fin then abruptly yellow to tail, yellow pectoral fins; protruding snout.
Favourite: In pairs.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas of lagoons and seaward reefs to 8m.
Location: Known only from New Caledonia and Fiji.

Scribbled Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus spinus
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 20cm
Identification: Whitish undercolor with labyrinth brown broken bands; fins pale with dark mottling. Smallest member of family.
Favourite: Form small to large schools; graze on algae.
Hide-out: Coastal reef flats and outer reefs to 6m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - India to Society Is. in French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to S. Great Barrier Reef.

Vermiculate Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus vermiculatus
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 37cm
Identification: Bluish white undercolor with maze of wavy yellowish brown bands; small dark spots on tail with straight margin.
Favourite: Usually form groups.
Hide-out: Young occur in shallow brackish areas; adults inhabit sheltered reefs to 15m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - India to Indonesia, New Guinea and Fiji. Philippines and Guam to N. Great Barrier Reef.

White-Spotted Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus canaliculatus
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 29cm
Identification: Greenish to yellow-brown with numerous bluish white spots (change to mottled pattern when resting on bottom); often dark spot behind upper gill opening.
Favourite: Form aggregations.
Hide-out: Most common on seagrass flats to 4m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Arabian Gulf to S. China Sea and Taiwan, south to Great Barrier Reef.

Virgate Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus virgatus
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 30cm
Identification: Yellow upper body with pale blue spots, white lower body, tail yellow; pair of dark bands on head and forebody.
Favourite: Form small to large groups.
Hide-out: Usually inshore coastal reefs, often in turbid water to 12m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - India to Irian Jaya in E. Indonesia. S.W. Japan and Philippines to N. Australia.

Lined Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus lineatus
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 35cm
Identification: Pale gray with wavy orange lines, occasionally breaking into spots; large yellow spot below rear base of dorsal fin.
Favourite: Form large schools.
Hide-out: Lagoons, coastal reefs and mangroves to 25m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Maldives and Sri Lanka to Vanuatu. Borin Is. in S. Japan to N.W. Australia, S. Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.

Coral Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus corallinus
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 25cm
Identification: Yellow-orange undercolor with numerous blue spots; darkish eye bar, may display pattern of dark smudges on back.
Favourite: Juvenile - Form small schools in shallow seagrass beds. Adults - In pairs.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas to 18m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Seychelles to New Caledonia. S.W. Japan to S. Great Barrier Reef.

Gold-Spotted Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus punctatus
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 30cm
Identification: Pale brown to blue with pattern of close-set dark-edged brown to orange spots; may display pale saddle on tail base, large dark spot behind gill cover.
Favourite: In pairs.
Hide-out: Coral areas in 1-40m.
Location: East Indo-West Pacific - Cocos-Keeling Is. to Sumatra in Indonesia, Micronesia and Samoa. S.W. Japan to W.&E. Australia and New Caledonia.

Java Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus javus
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 53cm
Identification: Pale gray with numerous bluish white spots and wavy gray lines, yellowish head and dorsal and anal fins; large black blotch on tail.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs, occasionally in brackish water mangroves to 15m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Arabian Gulf to Vanuatu. S. Japan and Philippines to N.E. Australia.

Honeycomb Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus stellatus
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 35cm
Identification: Whitish undercolor with numerous close-set black polygonal spots forming honeycomb network; white edging on rear dorsal, anal and tail fins.
Favourite: In pairs.
Hide-out: Lagoon and seaward reefs to 30m.
Location: Indian Ocean - Red Sea and E. Africa to Andaman Sea and Bali in Indonesia.

Randall's Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus randalli
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 25cm
Identification: Brown with a covering of bluish spots; maze-like markings on tail and lower rear body.
Favourite: Form schools.
Hide-out: Rubble and sandy areas of coral lagoons and bays to 15m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Papua New Guinea to Solomon Is. Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae and Guam in Micronesia.

Golden Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus guttatus
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 35cm
Identification: Pale gray with numerous orangish gold spots; large yellow spot below rear base of dorsal fin.
Favourite: Form small to large schools.
Hide-out: Lagoons, coastal reefs and mangroves to 25m.
Location: East Indo-Asian Pacific - Andaman Sea to Irian Jaya in E. Indonesia, north to S.W. Japan.

Blackeye Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus puelloides
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 31cm
Identification: Pale blue undercolor with close-set yellow spots; dark marking under chin and dark area around eye are remnants of a chin to eye band on juveniles.
Favourite: In pairs; feed on algae, tunicates and sponges.
Hide-out: Reef flats and along dropoffs to 15m.
Location: Indian Ocean - Seychelles to Maldives and Andaman Sea.

Barred Rabbitfish

Scientific Name: Siganus doliatus
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 20cm
Identification: Light blue to whitish with intricate pattern of thin yellow and blue lines; pair of dark bands on head and forebody.
Favourite: In pairs or small groups.
Hide-out: Inshore and outer reefs in 2-15m.
Location: West Pacific - Sulawesi in Indonesia to Tonga. Palau to S. Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.