''Siphamia'' is a

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cardinalfish Cardinalfishes are a family, Apogonidae, of ray-finned fishes found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans; they are chiefly marine, but some species are found in brackish water and a few (notably '' Glossamia'') are found in fresh water. A ...

es native to the

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and

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. Several of these species are

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with various species of

sea urchin Sea urchins () are spiny, globular echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. About 950 species of sea urchin live on the seabed of every ocean and inhabit every depth zone from the intertidal seashore down to . The spherical, hard shells (tests) ...

s. ''Siphamia minor'', a dwarf otolith-based species from the Burdigalian (Miocene) of southwestern India is the only fossil record for this genus.

Species

The 24 recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014)
Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters.
''Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.'' * ''

Siphamia arabica ''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 ...

'' Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012 * ''

Siphamia argentea ''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 ...

'' Lachner, 1953 (silver siphonfish) * ''

Siphamia brevilux ''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 ...

'' Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012 (shortlight siphonfish) * ''

Siphamia cephalotes ''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) ...

'' ( Castelnau, 1875) (Wood's siphonfish) * ''

Siphamia corallicola ''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 ...

'' G. R. Allen, 1993 (coral siphonfish) * ''

Siphamia cuneiceps ''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 ...

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, 1941 (wedgehead siphonfish) * ''

Siphamia cyanophthalma ''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) ...

'' Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012 (blue-eye siphonfish) * ''

Siphamia elongata ''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) ...

'' Lachner, 1953 (elongated siphonfish) * ''

Siphamia fistulosa ''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) ...

'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1909) (Fistulose cardinalfish) * '' Siphamia fraseri'' Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012 * '' Siphamia fuscolineata'' Lachner, 1953 (crown-of-thorns cardinalfish) * '' Siphamia goreni'' Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012 * '' Siphamia guttulatus'' (

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& W. J. Macleay, 1877) (speckled siphonfish) * '' Siphamia jebbi'' G. R. Allen, 1993 (Jebb's siphonfish) * '' Siphamia majimai''

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& Iwai, 1958 (striped siphonfish) * ''

Siphamia mossambica ''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) ...

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, 1955 (sea urchin cardinal) * '' Siphamia papuensis'' Gon, G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Gouws, 2014 (Papuan siphonfish) Gon, O., Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Gouws, G. (2014): A new species of the cardinalfish genus ''Siphamia'' (Perciformes, Apogonidae) from West Papua, Indonesia. ''Zootaxa, 3881 (4): 328–340.'' * ''

Siphamia randalli ''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 ...

'' Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012 * ''

Siphamia roseigaster ''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) ...

'' ( E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1887) (pink-breasted siphonfish) * '' Siphamia senoui'' Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012 * '' Siphamia spinicola'' Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012 (reef siphonfish) * ''

Siphamia stenotes ''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 ...

'' Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012 (narrow-lined siphonfish) * ''

Siphamia tubifer ''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 ...

'' M. C. W. Weber, 1909 (tubifer cardinalfish) * ''

Siphamia tubulata ''Siphamia'' is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian Ocean, 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 ( ...

'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1909) (siphonfish) * ''Siphamia minor'' Carolin, Bajpai, Maurya & Schwarzhans, 2022 (otolith-based fossil species)

References

Apogoninae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber {{ray-finned fish-stub