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Siganus canaliculatus White-spotted spinefoot

Siganus canaliculatusis commonly referred to as White-spotted spinefoot. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profilbild Urheber Jim Greenfield, Großbritannien

Foto:Mirbat, Oman, Arabisches Meer, 2003


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lexID:
3063 
AphiaID:
219687 
Scientific:
Siganus canaliculatus 
German:
Weisspunkt-Kaninchenfisch 
English:
White-spotted Spinefoot 
Category:
Rabbitfishes/Foxfaces 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Siganidae (Family) > Siganus (Genus) > canaliculatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Park, ), 1797 
Occurrence:
Hong Kong, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Arabian Sea, Arabian Sea, Bahrain, China, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Malaysia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Quatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand 
Sea depth:
1 - 40 Meter 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Algae, Sea weed 
Tank:
439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  
Difficulty:
Not for beginners 
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:
2017-04-26 19:39:30 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Siganus canaliculatus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Siganus canaliculatus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Siganus canaliculatus, 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 canaliculatus 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 canaliculatus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Siganus canaliculatus. 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

(Park, 1797)

Synonyms:
Amphacanthus dorsalis Valenciennes, 1835
Amphacanthus guttatus oramin Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Chaetodon canaliculatus Park, 1797
Siganus oramin (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Teuthis dorsalis (Valenciennes, 1835)
Teuthis oramin (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Theutis dorsalis (Valenciennes, 1835)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Acanthuroidei (Suborder) > Siganidae (Family) > Siganus (Genus) > Siganus canaliculatus (Species)

Scientific paper

  1. The complete mitochondrial genome of the Siganus canaliculatus (Perciformes: Siganidae), Zhou, Libin; Xie, Zhenzhen; Zhang, Yong , 2014
  2. Characteristics of LC-PUFA biosynthesis in marine herbivorous teleost Siganus canaliculatus under different ambient salinities, Xie, D.; Wang, S.; You, C.; Chen, F.; Tocher, D.R.; Li, Y. , 2014
  3. Sub chronic exposure to crude oil, dispersed oil and dispersant induces histopathological alterations in the gills of the juvenile rabbit fish (Siganus canaliculatus), Agamy, Esam, 2013
  4. Histopathological Changes in the Livers of Rabbit Fish (Siganus canaliculatus) Following Exposure to Crude Oil and Dispersed Oil, Agamy, E., 2012
  5. Histopathological liver alterations in juvenile rabbit fish (Siganus canaliculatus) exposed to light Arabian crude oil, dispersed oil and dispersant, Esam Agamy, 2012
  6. Elongation of long-chain fatty acids in rabbitfish Siganus canaliculatus: Cloning, functional characterisation and tissue distribution of Elovl5- and Elovl4-like elongases, Óscar Monroig; Shuqi Wang; Liang Zhang; Cuihong You; Douglas R. Tocher; Yuanyou Li, 2012
  7. Evaluation of dried seaweedGracilaria lemaneiformisas an ingredient in diets for teleost fishSiganus canaliculatus, Shude Xu; Liang Zhang; Qingyang Wu; Xuebing Liu; Shuqi Wang; Cuihong You; Yuanyou Li, 2011
  8. The effects of dietary fatty acids on liver fatty acid composition and Δ6-desaturase expression differ with ambient salinities in Siganus canaliculatus, Yuan-you Li; Chang-bo Hu; Yi-jun Zheng; Xiao-an Xia; Wen-ju Xu; Shu-qi Wang; Wei-zhou Chen; Ze-wei Sun; Jun-hui Huang, 2008
  9. Remote video bioassays reveal the potential feeding impact of the rabbitfishSiganus canaliculatus(f: Siganidae) on an inner-shelf reef of the Great Barrier Reef, R. J. Fox; D. R. Bellwood, 2008
  10. Effects of Moonlight Exposure on Plasma Melatonin Rhythms in the Seagrass Rabbitfish, Siganus Canaliculatus, Rahman, Md. S., 2004
  11. The Uptake of Cd, Cr, and Zn by the MacroalgaEnteromorpha crinitaand Subsequent Transfer to the Marine Herbivorous Rabbitfish,Siganus canaliculatus, Sze Man Chan; Wen-Xiong Wang; I-Hsun Ni, 2003
  12. Streptococcus iniae , the Causative Agent of Mass Mortality in Rabbitfish Siganus canaliculatus in Bahrain, Yuasa, Kei; Kitancharoen, Nilubol; Kataoka, Yasushi; Al-Murbaty, Faisal Abduljalil , 1999
  13. Influence of diet on fatty acids of three subtropical fish, subfamily caesioninae (Caesio diagrammaandC. tile) and family siganidae (Siganus canaliculatus), Hiroaki Saito; Rieko Yamashiro; Cesarettin Alasalvar; Toshiya Konno, 1999
  14. Breeding biology of rabbitfish Siganus canaliculatus (Siganidae) in mid Arabian gulf, Elham A. Wassef; Hayam A. Abdul Hady, 1997
  15. Some properties of the intestinal proteases of the rabbitfish,Siganus canaliculatus(Park), Uma Sabapathy; Leng-Hong Teo, 1995
  16. β-Naphthoflavone-inducible cytochrome P4501A1 activity in liver microsomes of the marine safi fish (Siganus canaliculatus), Haider Raza; Amna Otaiba; William Montague, 1995
  17. Some kinetic properties of amylase from the intestine of the rabbitfish, Siganus canaliculatus (Park), Uma Sabapathy; L.H. Teo, 1994
  18. The food and feeding of marine finfish in floating net cages at the National Seafarming Development Centre, Lampung, Indonesia: rabbitfish, Siganus canaliculatus (Park), A. G. J. TACON; N. RAUSIN; M. KADARI; P. CORNELIS, 1990
  19. Mass mortality in Siganus canaliculatus due to streptococcal infection, J.T.W. Foo; B. Ho; T.J. Lam, 1985
  20. Effect of photoperiod on gonadal maturation in the rabbitfish, Siganus canaliculatus Park 1797, T.J. Lam; C.L. Soh, 1975

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Peter Rask Möller, Foto Al Zubarah, Ras Ushayriq, Qatar
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Copyright Richard Field, Foto Abu Dhabi, Persischer Golf,
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Copyright Dr. J. E. Randall, Foto Cebu, Philipinnen
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Copyright Jim Greenfield, Foto Ambon Bay, Molukken, Indonesien
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© David C. Cook, Wonga Beach, Australia
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Siganus canaliculatus; ©2010 Guido & Philippe Poppe - www.poppe-images.com/
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Foto:Mirbat, Oman, Arabisches Meer, 2003

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