SESYON

SCRIBBLED RABBITFISH

Siganus spinus

 

PHOTO BY: ROBERT F. MYERS AND RICHARD C. WASS

Related Species:

Dagge and Hiteng

General Facts:

Native to Guam, game species, marine

Specific Habitat:

Lives in schools along the reefs and in shallow lagoons

Sources of Food:

Algae

Predators in the Wild:

Man

Economic Importance:

Sale in markets to feed people

Threatening Factors:

Pollution

Preserving this Species:

None

Additional Facts:

When the rabbit fish is against the reef it becomes camouflage

 Created By: Brian J. C. Benavente

Funded by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Programs administered by the Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, Department of Agriculture, and the Guam Coastal Management Program, Bureau of Planning, Government of Guam pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA270Z0331-01.