Wrasse, Anthias, and Other Marine Fish
Foxface Rabbitfish
Siganus vulpinus
Photo: Dr. Dwayne Meadows, NOAA/NMFS/OPR · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size25 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeWith caution
Full profile
- Family
- Siganidae
- Origin
- Western Pacific (Philippines, Indonesia, Great Barrier Reef)
- Size
- 25 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- middle
- Behavior
- peaceful (except with other rabbitfish)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 400 L
- Diet
- herbivore (algae, nori; also eats Bryopsis)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Yellow with a white and black face reminiscent of a fox. Its spines are venomous and cause very painful stings. Useful for controlling nuisance algae. Reef Safe: ⚠️ Use caution (may nip soft corals and zoanthids)
