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Forktail Rabbitfish, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Jerome Huet (IFREMER, Délégation océan Indien (DOI), Département Ressources Biologiques et Environnement (RBE), F-97420 Le Port, France) · CC BY 4.0

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Forktail Rabbitfish

Siganus argenteus

The Forktail Rabbitfish (Siganus argenteus) is a tropical marine fish of the family Siganidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 0 and 40 m deep. It grows to 40 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

Size
40 cmtotal length
Depth
0–40 m
Climate zone
Tropical

In the wild

Water type
Marine
Climate zone
Tropical
Habitat
Coral and rocky reefs
Aquarium trade
Traded commercially

Depth

Conservation status

Classification

  1. FamilySiganidae
  2. GenusSiganus
  3. SpeciesSiganus argenteus

Quick answers

Forktail Rabbitfish size: how big does it get?
It grows to 40 cm (total length).
Forktail Rabbitfish: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

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Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.