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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Siphamia: A Swazi word, siphama, for a fish; fraseri: This species is named fraseri for Dr. Thomas H. Fraser of the Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida in recognition of his numerous contributions to our knowledge of apogonid systematics (Ref. 90035).

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Marine; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?

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Pacific Ocean: Fiji, Kadavu Island, Kavala Bay, South Pacific Commission (Ref. 90035).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.8 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal rays VII+I,9; anal rays II,8; pectoral rays 14-15 (rarely 13); tubed lateral-line scales 8-13; median predorsal scales 4-5; total gill rakers 3-4 + 10-12; developed gill rakers 1 + 9-11; gill rakers on ceratobranchial 8 (rarely 7 or 9). Body depth 2.6-3.1 in SL and body width 1.9-2.2 in the depth; eye diameter 2.8-3.6 in head length; first dorsal spine 2.5-4.0 in second spine; second dorsal spine 4.0-5.4, spine of second dorsal fin 3.5-4.4, and second anal spine 4.7-5.9, all in head length; pectoral-fin length 4.6-5.1 and pelvic-fin length 3.9-4.6 in SL; caudal-peduncle length 1.3-2.1 in distance between pelvic spine insertion and anal-fin origin; light organ 1.1-1.4 in caudal peduncle length. Preopercular edge fully serrate, with 20-38 (usually more than 25) serrations; preopercular ridge smooth. Scales spinoid; lateral-line scales with vertical series of papillae. Tip of light organ on each side of tongue bound by membrane (Ref. 90035).

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Gon, O. and G.R. Allen, 2012. Revision of the Indo-Pacific cardinalfish genus Siphamia (Perciformes: Apogonidae). Zootaxa 3294:1-84. (Ref. 90035)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Siphamia fraseri Gon & Allen, 2012