Siphamia cephalotes Little Siphonfish, Woods Siphon Fish, Wood's Siphon-fish

Siphamia cephalotes is commonly referred to as Little Siphonfish, Woods Siphon Fish, Wood's Siphon-fish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Andrew J. Green / Reef Life Survey

Foto: Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australien

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lexID:: 11463
AphiaID:: 277694

Scientific:: Siphamia cephalotes
German:: Kardinalbarsch
English:: Little Siphonfish, Woods Siphon Fish, Wood's Siphon-fish

Category:: Cardinalfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Siphamia (Genus) > cephalotes (Species)
Initial determination:: (Castelnau, ), 1875

Occurrence:: Australia, Endemic species, Queensland (Australia), Western Australia
Sea depth:: 1 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 1.97" (5 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Fish eggs, Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown