Siphamia fistulosa

(Weber, 1909)

Fistulose Cardinalfish

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Indonesia and Guam.

Size: 2 inches (4 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits branching corals and usually found at depths between 3 – 100 feet (1 – 30 m) where it feeds on crustaceans/zooplankton during evening hours.

General Husbandry: Has a bronze rosy overall color with silver speckles. As of 2016, not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Percoidei

Family: Apogonidae

Subfamily: Apogoninae

Genus: Siphamia

FYI: Shown here for identification only.