Image Bank - Fishes
Foxface
Reference |
IB2601 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Rabbitfishes - SIGANIDAE |
Common Name |
Foxface |
Scientific Name |
Siganus vulpinus |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
Some colourful species are found over coral reefs and these often occur in pairs. Other species form small to large schools and are found over shallow rocky reefs and weed beds, sometimes in great abundance. Rabbitfishes are primarily herbivorous. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |