Apogonidae

Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish

Siphamia fuscolineata

Hiding among sea star spines

• Brown
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Deep-bodied
• Small
• Tropical fish

Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish is a marine fish of Western Pacific. The species occupies reef habitat. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 4 cm.