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Siphamia
Sign in to saveSiphamia is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Several of these species are commensal with various species of sea urchins.
Species
ヒカリイシモチ属
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyApogonidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded3,609
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 185
- With media
- 14
- Family
- Apogonidae
- Collections
- USNM, NMV, CAS, FMNH
- Recorded in
- French Polynesia, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Australia, Solomon Islands, Palau, Indonesia, Micronesia
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Encyclopedic overview
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Siphamia is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Several of these species are commensal with various species of sea urchins.
Siphamia minor, a dwarf otolith-based species from the Burdigalian (Miocene) of southwestern India is the only fossil record for this genus.
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