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> Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Siphamia:A Swazi word, siphama, for a fish; arnazae:Named for the second author’s wife, Arnaz Mehta, who discovered the fish. Eponymy: Arnaz Erdmann née Mehta is the wife of the second author and his ‘best friend’ who, according to the damselfish etymology “…has selflessly supported his extensive field time in the Bird’s Head region (northern Papua New Guinea and eastern Indonesia) [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
เงี่ยงครีบหลัง (รวม) : 7 - 8; ก้านครีบอ่อนที่หาง (รวม) : 8 - 9; เงี่ยงครีบก้น: 2; ก้านครีบอ่อนที่ก้น: 8; สัตว์มีกระดูกสันหลัง: 24. This species belonging to the S. tubulata group (with dark-dotted light organ) is distinguished by the following characters: D1 VII,9; pectoral-fin rays usually 12; tubed lateral-line scales 1-4 (usually 1-2); developed gill rakers of first gill arch 1 + 8-9; small serrae around angle of preopercle edge 8-15; light organ barely extending onto caudal peduncle, the extent 5.2–23.1 in caudal peduncle length. Colour in life generally translucent pale pinkish to reddish orange with a dense covering of variable-sized orange spots on head and anterior two-thirds of body; a prominent 'cat’s eye' black bar through eye, covering more than pupil at center, and flanked by white crescents covering remaining iris (Ref. .120588). Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Found on sheltered reef slopes, the habitat consists of predominately Seriotopora hystrix coral colonies and small Acropora coral heads with close-set branches, providing shelter for groups of about 10-30 fish (Ref. 120588).
Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2019. Siphamia arnazae, a new species of cardinalfish (Teleostei: Apogonidae) from Papua New Guinea. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 33:1-8. (Ref. 120588)
สถานะบัญชีแดงของ IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
ดัชนีความหลากหลายทางวิวัฒนาการ (อ้างอิง 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00700 - 0.03275), b=3.07 (2.89 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
ระดับชั้นอาหาร (อ้างอิง 69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
ความสามารถในการกลับคืนสู่ปกติ (อ้างอิง 120179): ความสูง, เวลาต่ำสุดที่จะทำให้ประชากรเพิ่มขึ้นเป็น 2 เท่าใช้เวลาน้อยกว่า 15 เดือน (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
ความเสี่ยงต่อการตกปลา (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈
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