Blue-spotted spinefoot
Siganus corallinus
- Usual depth2–26 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, September, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The blue-spotted spinefoot, the coral rabbitfish, coral spinefoot, ocellated spinefoot or orange spinefoot is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific where it is often caught as a food fish and occasionally as an aquarium fish.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 117 records
- February: 82 records
- March: 103 records
- April: 103 records
- May: 120 records
- June: 107 records
- July: 139 records
- August: 118 records
- September: 133 records
- October: 160 records
- November: 103 records
- December: 112 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–26 m · Deepest record: 39 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) luluchouette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) PampaSorro, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kristof Zyskowski, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Blue-spotted spinefoot, blue-spotted spinefoot, Coral Rabbitfish, coral spinefoot
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Picot corail, Sigan corail
- Japanese
- Sangoaigo, サンゴアイゴ
Other scientific names: Amphacanthus corallinus, Amphacanthus tetrazona, Siganus corallines, Siganus corallins, Siganus corralinus, Siganus tetrazona, Siganus tetrazonus, Teuthis corallina, Teuthis corallinus, Teuthis studeri, Teuthis tetrazona, Teuthis teuthopsis
Similar species
Barred RabbitfishSiganus doliatus
Black RabbitfishSiganus fuscescens
Forktail rabbitfishSiganus argenteus
White-spotted spinefootSiganus canaliculatus
Golden RabbitfishSiganus guttatus
bluespotted spinefishSiganus javus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 854 open-data records from 1835 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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