The Masked Rabbitfish can be recognised by its distinctive colouration. The body is yellow dorsally grading through pale blue to white below. It is covered with wavy blue lines that are vertical anteriorly and horizontal posteriorly. The lines are replaced by blue spots ventrally. A dark band passes diagonally through the eye from the chin to the nape. ... source: Australian Museum Factsheets
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| Common_Name: | Masked Rabbitfish;Bluelined rabbitfish |
| Max_size: | 380 mm |
| Depth: | (0–10 m) |
| Diet: | Invertebrates |
| Threats: | Subsistence fishing |
| Abundance: | 1.545 |
| Frequency: | 3.395 |
| Range: | 272.103 |
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific, Cocos-Keeling Islands and the South China Sea to the Gilbert Islands and Ryukyu Islands to New Caledonia |
| IUCN_Threat_status: | Not assessed |
| Invasive: | Not known to be invasive |
| Accepted name | Source |
|---|---|
| Siganus puellus |
| Synonyms | Source |
|---|---|
| Amphacanthus puellus Schlegel, 1852 | |
| Published in: Schlegel, H. 1852. Over twee nieuwe soorten van visschen. Bijdr. Dierkd. Vol. 1 pp. 38-40 1 fig. | |
| Siganus hexacanthus Barton, 1950 | |
| Published in: Barton, O. 1950. A new Siganus, from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Am. Mus. Novit. Vol. 1464 pp. 1-2 | |
| Common name | Source |
|---|---|
| Blue-lined Spinefoot | |
| Masked Spinefoot | |
| Bluelined Rabbitfish | |
| Masked Rabbit-fish | |
| Masked Rabbitfish | |
| Blu-lined Spinefoot | |
| Blue-lined Rabbitfish | |
| Bluelined Spinefoot | |
| Maiden Spinefoot | |
| Spinefoot |
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