Striped Siphonfish (species: Siphamia majimai) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Siphamia majimai
Striped Siphonfish


©Anne: Siphamia majimai sheltering within the spines of a Crown-of-thorns starfish at MacGillivray Reef near Lizard Island.

©Lyle Vail: Many Siphamia majimai amongst the spines of a Crown-of-Thorns Starfish at Pidgin Point, Lizard Island in 2009.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Apogonidae
Genus Siphamia
Species Siphamia majimai

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Distinguishing features

Small black fish with translucent pinkish tail, associated with Crown-of-thorns starfish and echinoids.

Size

  • Up to 3.5 cm (Standard length of male/unsexed (Fishbase accessed 25 Nov 2017))

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments.

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