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Barred spinefoot - Siganus doliatus I was doubting on the species even though it was the only rabbitfish I see with vertical stripes. My doubts were mostly because during the day they are yellow but I was more reassured by this video:<br /> <a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/fr/video/clip-2208136-barred-rabbitfish-siganus-doliatus-sleeping-underwater-fiji" rel="nofollow">https://www.shutterstock.com/fr/video/clip-2208136-barred-rabbitfish-siganus-doliatus-sleeping-underwater-fiji</a><br /> and this other link:<br /> <a href="http://www.picture-worl.org/actinopterygien-nouvelle-caledonie-8b1-siganus-doliatus-guerin-meneville-1829-385.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.picture-worl.org/actinopterygien-nouvelle-caledonie-8b1-siganus-doliatus-guerin-meneville-1829-385.html</a><br /> <br /> So the fish is just wearing its pyjamas :-) Fall,Geotagged,Indonesia,Siganus doliatus Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Barred spinefoot - Siganus doliatus

I was doubting on the species even though it was the only rabbitfish I see with vertical stripes. My doubts were mostly because during the day they are yellow but I was more reassured by this video:
https://www.shutterstock.com/fr/video/clip-2208136-barred-rabbitfish-siganus-doliatus-sleeping-underwater-fiji
and this other link:
http://www.picture-worl.org/actinopterygien-nouvelle-caledonie-8b1-siganus-doliatus-guerin-meneville-1829-385.html

So the fish is just wearing its pyjamas :-)

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    Christine Young
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    Cool! Posted 5 years ago

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The Barred Rabbitfish

"Siganus doliatus" is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Siganidae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs on reefs and in lagoons.

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Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Jul 18, 2020. Captured Nov 2, 2019 13:03 in Indonesia.
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  • TG-5
  • f/3.5
  • 1/60s
  • ISO200
  • 6.42mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.