Species Siphamia cyanophthalma Gon & Allen, 2012
Blue-eye Siphonfish
- Siphamia cyanophthalma Gon, O. & Allen, G.R. 2012. Revision of the Indo-Pacific cardinalfish genus Siphamia (Perciformes: Apogonidae). Zootaxa 3294: 1-84 [32, figs 14b–c, 16].
Type data:
Holotype NCIPJ 6361, off Pertamina oil storage site, Waipare Reef, Flores, Indonesia [8°37.943’S, 122°15.993’E].
Paratype(s) BPBM 26626; BPBM 30152; NTM S.15435-015; SAIAB 85930; USNM 396990.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Scott Reef, WA; tropical, west Pacific (Indonesia)
IMCRA
Timor Province (2)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
0-30 m, associated with coral Acropora.
General References
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. [413] (Blue-eye 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 |