#2221 · 🐟 fish
Dusky Spinefoot
🇳🇱 Bruine konijnvis ·Siganus luridus
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what is it?
The dusky spinefoot ( Siganus luridus ) is a species of rabbitfish (Siganidae). It is native to the western Indian Ocean, as well as the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. It has spread to the Mediterranean Sea because of the Suez Canal (Lessepsian migration). It is often found in small schools feeding on benthic algae in shallow water with compacted sand substrates. Its dorsal and anal fin spines contain venom that is not life-threatening to humans.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 2,199 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Eduard Rüppell in 1829 (197 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Dusky Spinefoot
- Nederlands
- Bruine konijnvis
- scientific name
- Siganus luridus
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Acanthuriformes
- family
- Siganidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings in Europe
- 1,445
- sightings worldwide
- 2,199
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1829 by Eduard Rüppell
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Siganidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 120634, Wikidata Q2289387, GBIF 2390262, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.