Genus Siphamia Weber, 1909

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• Siphamia Weber, M. 1909. Note IV. Diagnosen neuer Fische der Siboga-Expedition. Notes from the Leyden Museum 31(2): 143-169 [168].

  Type species:

   Siphamia tubifer Weber, 1909 by monotypy.

 

Introduction

Whitley (1936) recorded Siphamia fistulosa (Weber, 1909) from Queensland, which formed the basis of the genus Fodifoa. The identity of that specimen (AM IA. 6832) has not been confirmed.

 

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications

APOGONIDAE: Siphamia fistulosa (Weber, 1909) — Gon, O. & Allen, G.R. 2012. Revision of the Indo-Pacific cardinalfish genus Siphamia (Perciformes: Apogonidae). Zootaxa 3294: 1-84 [37] (known only from Indonesia)

APOGONIDAE: Siphamia fuscolineata Lachner, 1953 — Gon, O. & Allen, G.R. 2012. Revision of the Indo-Pacific cardinalfish genus Siphamia (Perciformes: Apogonidae). Zootaxa 3294: 1-84 [44] (restricted to Marshall Islands and Line Island, central Pacific; Australia record based on misidentified Siphamia tubifer)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

General References

Gon, O. & Allen, G.R. 2012. Revision of the Indo-Pacific cardinalfish genus Siphamia (Perciformes: Apogonidae). Zootaxa 3294: 1-84

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp.

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp.

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] (23 species included in genus)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.

Whitley, G.P. 1936. More ichthyological miscellanea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 11(1): 23-51 figs 1-6 pl. 4

Whitley, G.P. 1941. Ichthyological notes and illustrations. The Australian Zoologist 10(1): 1-50 figs 1-32 pls 1-2 [fig. 20]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
28-Aug-2021	APOGONIDAE	13-Jan-2023	MODIFIED
23-Feb-2015	APOGONIDAE	13-Jan-2023	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
09-Jan-2014	APOGONIDAE	13-Jan-2023	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
12-Dec-2012		13-Jan-2023	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED