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Siphamia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Apogonidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Subfamily
  
Apogoninae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Rhabdamia, Archamia, Cheilodipterus, Perciformes, Fowleria

cardinalfish siphamia tubulata


Siphamia is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Several of these species are commensal with various species of sea urchins.

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siphamia tubulata


Species

There are currently 24 recognized species in this genus:

  • Siphamia arabica Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012
  • Siphamia argentea Lachner, 1953 (Silver siphonfish)
  • Siphamia brevilux Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012 (Shortlight siphonfish)
  • Siphamia cephalotes (Castelnau, 1875) (Wood's siphonfish)
  • Siphamia corallicola G. R. Allen, 1993 (Coral siphonfish)
  • Siphamia cuneiceps Whitley, 1941 (Wedgehead siphonfish)
  • Siphamia cyanophthalma Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012 (Blue-eye siphonfish)
  • Siphamia elongata Lachner, 1953 (Elongate siphonfish)
  • Siphamia fistulosa (M. C. W. Weber, 1909) (Fistulose cardinalfish)
  • Siphamia fraseri Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012
  • Siphamia fuscolineata Lachner, 1953 (Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish)
  • Siphamia goreni Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012
  • Siphamia guttulatus (Alleyne & W. J. Macleay, 1877) (Speckled siphonfish)
  • Siphamia jebbi G. R. Allen, 1993 (Jebb's siphonfish)
  • Siphamia majimai Matsubara & Iwai, 1958 (Striped siphonfish)
  • Siphamia mossambica J. L. B. Smith, 1955 (Sea urchin cardinal)
  • Siphamia papuensis Gon, G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Gouws, 2014 (Papuan siphonfish)
  • Siphamia randalli Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012
  • Siphamia roseigaster (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1887) (Pink-breasted siphonfish)
  • Siphamia senoui Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012
  • Siphamia spinicola Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012 (Reef siphonfish)
  • Siphamia stenotes Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012 (Narrow-lined siphonfish)
  • Siphamia tubifer M. C. W. Weber, 1909 (Tubifer cardinalfish)
  • Siphamia tubulata (M. C. W. Weber, 1909) (Siphonfish)

    • References

    Siphamia Wikipedia
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