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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Apogonidae Cardinalfishes
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Siphamia

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23 species (see list below)

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Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
 
Siphamia arabica
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Siphamia argentea
[Silver siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Siphamia brevilux Gon & Allen, 2012

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia brevilux
[Shortlight siphonfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Siphamia cephalotes
[Wood's siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Siphamia corallicola Allen, 1993

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia corallicola
[Coral siphonfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean and

 
Siphamia cuneiceps
[Wedgehead siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Siphamia cyanophthalma Gon & Allen, 2012

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia cyanophthalma
[Blue-eye siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Siphamia elongata Lachner, 1953

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia elongata
[Elongate siphonfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Siphamia fistulosa (Weber, 1909)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siphamia fistulosa
[Fistulose cardinalfish]

Photo by Williams, J.T.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
Siphamia fraseri Gon & Allen, 2012

Photo by Williams, J.T.
 
Siphamia fraseri
[]

Photo by Chen, J.-P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Siphamia fuscolineata Lachner, 1953

Photo by Chen, J.-P.
 
Siphamia fuscolineata
[Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish]

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.

Red Sea
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
Siphamia goreni Gon & Allen, 2012

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.
 
Siphamia goreni
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Siphamia guttulata
[Speckled siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
Siphamia jebbi Allen, 1993

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia jebbi
[Jebb's siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Siphamia majimai Matsubara & Iwai, 1958

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia majimai
[Striped siphonfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Siphamia mossambica Smith, 1955

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siphamia mossambica
[Sea urchin cardinal]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
 
Siphamia randalli
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
Siphamia roseigaster (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887)

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Siphamia roseigaster
[Pinkbreast siphonfish]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
 
Siphamia senoui
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Siphamia spinicola Gon & Allen, 2012

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siphamia spinicola
[Reef siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Siphamia stenotes Gon & Allen, 2012

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia stenotes
[Narrow-lined siphonfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Siphamia tubifer Weber, 1909

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siphamia tubifer
[Tubifer cardinalfish]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Siphamia tubulata
[Siphonfish]
23 Species of Family Apogonidae with Genus Siphamia
(Cardinalfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2012 Siphamia arabica Indian Ocean 3.4 SL
1953 Siphamia argentea Silver siphonfish Western Pacific 5 TL
2012 Siphamia brevilux Shortlight siphonfish Western Pacific 2.2 SL
1875 Siphamia cephalotes Wood's siphonfish Eastern Indian Ocean 5 SL
1993 Siphamia corallicola Coral siphonfish Western Central Pacific 3.1 SL
1941 Siphamia cuneiceps Wedgehead siphonfish Eastern Indian Ocean and
2012 Siphamia cyanophthalma Blue-eye siphonfish Indo-West Pacific 2.2 SL
1953 Siphamia elongata Elongate siphonfish Western Pacific 4.5 TL
1909 Siphamia fistulosa Fistulose cardinalfish Pacific Ocean 4 TL
2012 Siphamia fraseri Pacific Ocean 3.8 SL
1953 Siphamia fuscolineata Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish Western Pacific 4 SL
2012 Siphamia goreni Red Sea 1.6 SL
1877 Siphamia guttulata Speckled siphonfish Western Central Pacific
1993 Siphamia jebbi Jebb's siphonfish Indo-Pacific 2.5 SL
1958 Siphamia majimai Striped siphonfish Western Pacific 3.5 SL
1955 Siphamia mossambica Sea urchin cardinal Western Indian Ocean 4 TL
2012 Siphamia randalli Pacific Ocean 2.9 SL
1887 Siphamia roseigaster Pinkbreast siphonfish Southwest Pacific 6.4 TL
2012 Siphamia senoui Pacific Ocean 1.9 SL
2012 Siphamia spinicola Reef siphonfish Western Central Pacific 4 TL
2012 Siphamia stenotes Narrow-lined siphonfish Western Pacific 2.4 SL
1909 Siphamia tubifer Tubifer cardinalfish Indo-West Pacific 7 TL
1909 Siphamia tubulata Siphonfish Western Central Pacific



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