Siganus Vulpinus ( Foxface rabbitfish )



Siganus Vulpinus medium bodied and flat shape visible from the side oval. Body color rear bright yellow. caudal fin and anal fin. Being the head of black and white stripes are impressive fish using a mask on his head. Her mouth is slightly tapered tubular. Small mouth like the mouth salendar tweet rabbits and used to mengunggisi algae. Variety of colors to disguise the true form of this fish. Dorsal fin and anus are poisonous spines can cause painful injuries when hit. 

Indonesia Name: Salendar tweet
English name: Siganus Vulpinus,
Latin Name: Foxface rabbitfish
Classification: Order Perciformes. Singanidae Familia.


Behavior: Lively, like peace, when in disturbed fish dorsal fin growing tip facing toward the attackers. thorns have poison glands which make painful cuts. In the aquarium fish is seen actively swimming in the open and winding track reef holes. Aggressive attitude towards its own kind but is very friendly with other fish.

Reproduction: This fish in their natural habitat by spawning. however, its breeding in the aquarium not known. Gender differences between male fish and female fish are also unknown.

Feed: In the natural habitat of these fish eat a variety of foods such as live mosquito larvae, silk worms. algae and lettuce. While in aquarium fish besides Gembira Loka live feed was given artificial feeding also include such Tubifex sp, Rotifera sp and sp Apnia made ​​pellets.

Habitat: Lake edge and typically inhabit marine rocks that extends

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