Bicolored foxface

Siganus uspi is a Rabbitfish from the Western Pacific.

The Bicolored foxface lives in the reef-associated, marine, usually 3 - 30 m environment.

Bicolored foxface; Common foxface; Side-blotched lizard; Blotched catshark; Blotched gambusia; Blotched triplefin; Blotched jawfish; Blotched picarel; Blotched croaker; Blotched cusk-eel; Blotch-necked moray; White-blotched grouper; Black blotch emperor; One-blotch grouper; Yellow-blotched sawback; Blotched upsidedown catfish; Blotched blue-tongued lizard; More

The Bicolored Foxface diet consists of a variety of fresh vegetables and algae. It does nip and possibly eat some soft and hard coral polyps. Photo courtesy of T.F.H. Publications, publishers of the Burgess Atlas. More

that also works hard to earn its keep - the Bicolored Foxface is an excellent algae eater. These fish help to control nuisance algae like hair algae and will also trim ornamental macro-algae like Caulerpa. Foxface are peaceful fish but are easily frightened by aggressive or very active fish. More

Common names

Bicolored foxface in English
nuqa roro in Fijian (vosa Vakaviti)
Tofarvet rævehoved in Danish (dansk)
Uspi rabbitfish in English
乌氏篮子鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
烏氏籃子魚 in Mandarin Chinese

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