Rabbitfish (spinefoots) are perciform fishes in the Siganidae family. There are 28 species in a single genus. They are native to shallow Indo-Pacific waters. They have large, dark eyes and small, somewhat rabbit-like mouths. Their fin spines have venom glands.
Starry rabbitfish, Siganus laques
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