Siganus trispilos Threeblotch Rabbitfish, Threeblotch Spinefoot, Threeblotched Rabbitfish, Three-blotched Spinefoot, Three-spot Rabbitfish, Threespot Spinefoot

Siganus trispilos is commonly referred to as Threeblotch Rabbitfish, Threeblotch Spinefoot, Threeblotched Rabbitfish, Three-blotched Spinefoot, Three-spot Rabbitfish, Threespot Spinefoot. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

10872 

AphiaID:

273924 

Scientific:

Siganus trispilos 

German:

Drei-Flecken Kaninchenfisch 

English:

Threeblotch Rabbitfish, Threeblotch Spinefoot, Threeblotched Rabbitfish, Three-blotched Spinefoot, Three-spot Rabbitfish, Threespot Spinefoot 

Category:

Rabbitfishes/Foxfaces 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Siganidae (Family) > Siganus (Genus) > trispilos (Species) 

Initial determination:

Woodland & Allen, 1977 

Occurrence:

Dampier Archipelago, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Endemic species 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

3 - 5 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 9.84" (25 cm) 

Temperature:

60.26 °F - 83.3 °F (15.7°C - 28.5°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Aquatic plant 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Siganus argenteus
  Silber-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus canaliculatus
  Weisspunkt-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus corallinus
  Indischer Korallen-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus doliatus
  Blaustreifen-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus fuscescens
  Dunkler Kaninchenfisch, Gesprenkelter Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus guttatus
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus insomnis
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus javus
  Java-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus lineatus
  Goldfleck-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus luridus
  Dunkler Kaninchenfisch, Brauner Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus magnificus
  Andamanen Fuchsgesicht
• 
  Siganus niger
  Schwarzer Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus puelloides
  Traueraugen-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus puellus
  Masken-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus punctatissimus
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus punctatus
  Gepunkteter Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus randalli
  Randalls Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus rivulatus
  Rotmeer-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus spinus
  Stachliger Kaninchenfisch, Bekritzelter Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus stellatus
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus sutor
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus trispilos
  Drei-Flecken Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus unimaculatus
  Fuchsgesicht
• 
  Siganus uspi
  Zweifarben-Fuchsgesicht
• 
  Siganus vermiculatus
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus virgatus
  Kopfband-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus vulpinus
  Fuchsgesicht
• 
  Siganus woodlandi
  Kaninchenfisch
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More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Siganus labyrinthodes
  Labyrinth-Kaninchenfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-06-30 15:20:54 

Last edit:

2026-09-08 16:21:50 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Siganus trispilos 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 trispilos in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Siganus trispilos. 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:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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