Pinkbreast Siphonfish, Siphamia roseigaster (Ogilby, 1886)
Scientific name: Siphamia roseigaster
Alternative name/s:
Silver Siphonfish
Silver Siphonfish
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A Pinkbreast Siphonfish caught at a depth of 6 m, Iluka Marina on the north side of the Clarence River, New South Wales, 6 December 2002.
The fish is now registered in the Australian Museum fish collection (AMS I.41858-011)
Image: Mark McGrouther
© Australian Museum
© Australian Museum
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Siphamia
- Species
- roseigaster
- Family
- Apogonidae
- Order
- Perciformes
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Kingdom
- Animalia
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- Size Range
- It grows to about 7.5 cm in length.
Introduction
The Pinkbreast Siphonfish is an Australian endemic species.
Identification
It has a silvery light organ that extends from the belly, along the anal fin base to the caudal peduncle. Black lines are sometimes present on the anal fin and dorsal fins.
Habitat
It lives in estuaries, usually in muddy, rocky areas.
Distribution
The species occurs from north-western Western Australia to Cape York and from the central Queensland coast to around Sydney on the east coast.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Click on the map for detailed information. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Distribution data sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia
References
- Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. In Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, pages 1-2178.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
