Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish (Siphamia fuscolineata) fish species and information / pictures of Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish - Siphamia fuscolineata

Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish (Siphamia fuscolineata) fish species information

Scientific Name
Siphamia fuscolineata

Common Name
Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Plain dark brown to black, showing a lined pattern on occasion, and usually when caught or as juveniles. Black lines slightly broader in width to pale interspaces. Sometimes confused with the striped form of Siphamia tubifer or S. versicolor, that has narrower black lines (Ref. 48635).

Classification

Classified By

Lachner, 1953

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Cardinalfishes (Apogonidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Sumatra, south Taiwan, and the Marshall Islands.

Range

24°N - 6°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

7 m

Depth To - meters

27 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 7 - 27 m (Ref. 57178)

Trophic Level

3.28 s.e. 0.49 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

4.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated