Species Siphamia corallicola Allen, 1993
Coral Siphonfish
- Siphamia corallicola Allen, G.R. 1993. Cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, with descriptions of three new species. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 20(1): 9-20 [12, figs 4-6].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.30337-009, Tab Island, Madang, Papua New Guinea.
Paratype(s) AM I.33355-001; USNM 323788; WAM P.30337-002; WAM P.30372-004; WAM P.30375-002; WAM P.30402-005; WAM P.30405-014.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Flat Top Bank, west of Darwin, NT (129º36'E); tropical, west Pacific
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, marine, schooling.
Extra Ecological Information
6–22 m, hovers near coral Seriatopora hystrix.
General References
Gon, O. & Allen, G.R. 2012. Revision of the Indo-Pacific cardinalfish genus Siphamia (Perciformes: Apogonidae). Zootaxa 3294: 1-84 [28]
Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. 2014. Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa 3846(2): 151–203 [201]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [412] (Coral Siphonfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2014 | APOGONIDAE | 18-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 04-May-2012 | ADDED |