Tubifer cardinalfish

Siphamia tubifer

Seven Centimeters Apogonid Fish of the Red Sea

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
South Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Siphamia tubifer, also known as the sea urchin cardinalfish, is a small (~7 cm) coral reef fish in the family Apogonidae. Its geographic range extends from East Africa to the French Polynesian Islands.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cardinalfishes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Siphamia
Maximum length: 7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: from the Red Sea south to Madagascar and east through the Maldives, Sri Lanka and India to the Andaman Sea Islands and Western Australia; north to Ryukyus; throughout the Indo-Malayan region to Vanuatu.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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