Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae Cardinalfishes
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Siphamia

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25 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
 
Siphamia arabica
[]

Photo by Aime M. Awl / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Siphamia argentea Lachner, 1953

Photo by Photo by Aime M. Awl / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Siphamia argentea
[Silver siphonfish]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Siphamia arnazae Allen & Erdmann, 2019

Photo by Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Siphamia arnazae
[Cat's eye cardinalfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Siphamia brevilux Gon & Allen, 2012

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia brevilux
[Shortlight siphonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Siphamia cephalotes
[Wood's siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Siphamia corallicola Allen, 1993

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia corallicola
[Coral siphonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Siphamia cuneiceps
[Wedgehead siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Siphamia cyanophthalma Gon & Allen, 2012

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia cyanophthalma
[Blue-eye siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Siphamia elongata Lachner, 1953

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia elongata
[Elongate siphonfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Siphamia fistulosa (Weber, 1909)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siphamia fistulosa
[Fistulose cardinalfish]

Photo by Williams, J.T.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
Siphamia fraseri Gon & Allen, 2012

Photo by Photo by Williams, J.T.
 
Siphamia fraseri
[]

Photo by Chen, J.-P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Siphamia fuscolineata Lachner, 1953

Photo by Photo by Chen, J.-P.
 
Siphamia fuscolineata
[Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish]

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.

Red Sea
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
Siphamia goreni Gon & Allen, 2012

Photo by Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.
 
Siphamia goreni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.0 cm SL
 
Siphamia guttulata
[Speckled siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
Siphamia jebbi Allen, 1993

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia jebbi
[Jebb's siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Siphamia majimai Matsubara & Iwai, 1958

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia majimai
[Striped siphonfish]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Siphamia mossambica Smith, 1955

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Siphamia mossambica
[Sea urchin cardinal]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm SL
 
Siphamia papuensis
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Siphamia randalli Gon & Allen, 2012

Photo by Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Siphamia randalli
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
Siphamia roseigaster (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887)

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Siphamia roseigaster
[Pinkbreast siphonfish]

Photo by Senou, H.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Siphamia senoui Gon & Allen, 2012

Photo by Photo by Senou, H.
 
Siphamia senoui
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Siphamia spinicola Gon & Allen, 2012

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siphamia spinicola
[Reef siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Siphamia stenotes Gon & Allen, 2012

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia stenotes
[Narrow-lined siphonfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Siphamia tubifer Weber, 1909

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siphamia tubifer
[Tubifer cardinalfish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Central Pacific

Siphamia tubulata (Weber, 1909)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Siphamia tubulata
[Siphonfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Siphamia arabica Indian Ocean 3.4 SL 2012
Siphamia argentea Silver siphonfish Indo-West Pacific 5 TL 1953
Siphamia arnazae Cat's eye cardinalfish Western Pacific 2.1 SL 2019
Siphamia brevilux Shortlight siphonfish Western Pacific 2.2 SL 2012
Siphamia cephalotes Wood's siphonfish Eastern Indian Ocean 5 SL 1875
Siphamia corallicola Coral siphonfish Western Central Pacific 3.1 SL 1993
Siphamia cuneiceps Wedgehead siphonfish Indo-West Pacific 3.9 SL 1941
Siphamia cyanophthalma Blue-eye siphonfish Indo-West Pacific 2.2 SL 2012
Siphamia elongata Elongate siphonfish Western Pacific 4.5 TL 1953
Siphamia fistulosa Fistulose cardinalfish Pacific Ocean 4 TL 1909
Siphamia fraseri Pacific Ocean 3.8 SL 2012
Siphamia fuscolineata Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish Western Pacific 4 SL 1953
Siphamia goreni Red Sea 1.6 SL 2012
Siphamia guttulata Speckled siphonfish Western Central Pacific 2.0 SL 1877
Siphamia jebbi Jebb's siphonfish Indo-Pacific 2.5 SL 1993
Siphamia majimai Striped siphonfish Western Pacific 3.5 SL 1958
Siphamia mossambica Sea urchin cardinal Western Indian Ocean 4 TL 1955
Siphamia papuensis Western Pacific 3 SL 2014
Siphamia randalli Pacific Ocean 2.9 SL 2012
Siphamia roseigaster Pinkbreast siphonfish Southwest Pacific 6.4 TL 1887
Siphamia senoui Pacific Ocean 1.9 SL 2012
Siphamia spinicola Reef siphonfish Western Central Pacific 4 TL 2012
Siphamia stenotes Narrow-lined siphonfish Western Pacific 2.4 SL 2012
Siphamia tubifer Tubifer cardinalfish Indo-West Pacific 7 TL 1909
Siphamia tubulata Siphonfish Western Central Pacific 1909



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