Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) >
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).
Eponymy: Dr Thomas Henry Fraser is an ichthyologist specialising in cardinalfish, who works at Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville and at Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic. Tropical
Pacific Ocean: Fiji, Kadavu Island, Kavala Bay, South Pacific Commission (Ref. 90035).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.8 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00680 - 0.03071), b=3.07 (2.89 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
