Blackeye rabbitfish
📖 Overview
Paired adults live around rocks and coral reefs and feed on sessile colonial tunicates, monaxonid sponges, and benthic algae. Solitary or in groups .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 7; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 1. Pale bluish dorsally, silvery white below; iris with a bluish cast. Preopercular angle 107°-110°; cheeks covered with overlapping scales; midline of thorax including pelvic ridges fully scaled. Rim of anterior nostril expanded posteriorly into a very short pointed peak. Spines stout, pungent and venomous.: short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blackeye rabbitfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Blackeye rabbitfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Blackeye rabbitfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 30 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Maldives and the Similan Islands.
🌿 Ecology
sessile colonial tunicates, monaxonid sponges, and benthic algae
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blackeye rabbitfish · Spinefoot |
| 🏳️Catalan | Gitano cítric |
| 🌍CES | králíčkovec vousatý |
| 🇩🇪German | Traueraugen-Kaninchenfisch |
| 🇫🇷French | Sigan oeil noir |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pesce coniglio occhio nero |
| 🌍MSA | Debam · Dengkis |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-coelho-de-olho-preto |
| 🌍THA | ปลาสลิดทะเลเหลืองตาดำ |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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