Wedgehead siphonfish (Siphamia cuneiceps)

Scientific name: Siphamia cuneiceps Whitley, 1941

The Wedgehead siphonfish (Siphamia cuneiceps) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Central Pacific, Shark Bay to Woodman Point in Western Australia; also from vicinity of Fraser Island, Queensland.

Species facts

Scientific name
Siphamia cuneiceps
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Central Pacific: Shark Bay to Woodman Point in Western Australia; also from vicinity of Fraser Island, Queensland.
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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