Siphonfish (Siphamia tubulata)

Scientific name: Siphamia tubulata Weber, 1909

Siphonfish (Siphamia tubulata)

The Siphonfish (Siphamia tubulata) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Biology

Adults are found inshore over soft bottom. Eggs are incubated orally.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Siphamia tubulata
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Australia and 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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