Coppery siphonfish (Siphamia cuprea)

Scientific name: Siphamia cuprea Lachner, 1953

The Coppery siphonfish (Siphamia cuprea) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Papua New Guinea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Siphamia cuprea
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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