Rabbitfish are named after their herbaceous diet or maybe their rabbit-like faces. They also have the common name of Spinefoot. These fish have poisonous dorsal, ventral and anal spines – more dangerous to fishermen than to scuba divers. They are a definite snorkelling favourite too as they can often be found in the shallows.
Also known as the Blue-spotted Spinefoot - but the yellow colouration predominates.
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Commonly seen on our local reefs - like many of the Rabbitfish family they possess, quote: Spines stout, pungent and venomous: unquote!
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Also known as the Mottled Spinefoot as they lose their plain colouration if they get stressed.
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Distinguished by the large golden spot next to the tail. Note the nocturnal camouflaged colouration.
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Often seen in big schools when we are diving at deeper dive sites.
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With the same kind of shape and habits as all the other reef dwelling Rabbit fish, but with a different colour pattern.
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Apparently more common on Koh Tao, first photographed only in 2014 here. Named after the pattern, if you know what vermiculate means - ooer?
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Too small to identify but nice to make photographs of.
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