Type: MARINE - FISH

Siganus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr


English name: Marbled Spinefoot
French name: Poisson-lapin
Arabic name: مواصطة

Habitat: brackish; reef-associated, shallow waters

Additional information

Depth 1 - 30 m
Length for Fishing 20-30 cm
Habit schools of 50 to several hundred individuals
Feed On grazing on algae
Global Distribution W. Indian Ocean, Red Sea to E. Med.
Conservation Status LC