Scientific Name
Siphamia majimai
Common Name
Striped siphonfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 6 - 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 8. Body uniformly black and all fins pinkish except for pectoral. Head large. Similar to S. versicolor, but distinguished by 6 spines on the first dorsal (7 in S. versicolor). Body and weakly ctenoid scales covered with a mucous membrane. A luminous organ is present inside the translucent thorax muscles, containing symbiotic luminescent bacteria.