Species Siphamia tubifer Weber, 1909

Museums

Regional Maps

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

  Type data:

   Lectotype ZMA 112.200 28.7 mm SL; 35.9 mm TL, northeastern point of Timor, Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago.
  Paratype(s) ZMA 112.200.
• Amia versicolor Smith, H.M. & Radcliffe, L. in Radcliffe, L. 1911. Notes on some fishes of the genus Amia, family of Cheilodipteridae, with descriptions of four new species from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 41(1853): 245-261 figs 1-3 pls 20-25 [257, fig. 3].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 68401, Cataingan Bay, Masbate, Philippines.
  Paratype(s) FAKU.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Gon, O. & Allen, G.R. 2012. Revision of the Indo-Pacific cardinalfish genus Siphamia (Perciformes: Apogonidae). Zootaxa 3294: 1-84 [72]

 

Generic Combinations

• Siphamia versicolor (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911). —
  Lachner, E.A. 1953. Family Apogonidae : cardinal fishes. pp. 412-498 figs 69-84 pls 33-43 in Schultz, L.P., Herald, E.S., Lachner, E.A., Welander, A.D. & Woods, L.P. (eds). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Vol. 1. Families Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 202(1): 1-685, figs 1-90, pls 1-74 [418]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Siphamia fuscolineata Lachner, 1953. —
  Allen, G.R., Cross, N.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Family Apogonidae. pp. 1081-1112 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1108] (misidentification of CSIRO specimen from Cape York)
• Siphamia majimai Matsubara & Iwai, 1958 [misidentification]. —
  Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [10]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Dampier Archipelago, WA to east of Pottsville, NSW (28°21'S, 153°40'E); tropical, Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, coral reef, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Shelters among spines of sea urchins, 1-100 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R., Cross, N.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Family Apogonidae. pp. 1081-1112 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1109] (as Siphamia versicolor )

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [416]

Gon, O. & Allen, G.R. 2012. Revision of the Indo-Pacific cardinalfish genus Siphamia (Perciformes: Apogonidae). Zootaxa 3294: 1-84 [72]

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 [102]

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [416] (Urchin Siphonfish)

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [66] (as Siphamia versicolor ) (Urchin Cardinal)

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. [150] (as Siphamia versicolor ) (Urchin Cardinalfish)

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. [511] (as Siphamia versicolor ) (Sea-urchin Cardinalfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Urchin Cardinalfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
28-Aug-2021	APOGONIDAE	28-Aug-2023	MODIFIED
09-Jan-2014	APOGONIDAE	18-Nov-2013	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		04-May-2012	ADDED