The masked rabbitfish (Siganus puellus), a colorful species that has proved very elusive to photograph in the past.
Members of this Siganidae family are also known as "spinefoot" species,
being one of the few perch-like fish with venomous spines that can inflict a painful sting.
(Ngemelis Wall, Palau, Micronesia)
fish; rabbitfish; masked rabbitfish; masked spinefoot; decorated rabbitfish; maiden spinefoot; Chordata; sC Osteichthyes; Actinopterygii; sC Neopterygii; iC Teleostei; sO Acanthopterygii; Perciformes; sO Acanthuroidei; Siganidae; Siganus puellus