Siphamia fuscolineata Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish; Philippines Urchin Cardinalfish

Siphamia fuscolineata is commonly referred to as Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish; Philippines Urchin Cardinalfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Rafi Amar, Israel

Siphamia fuscolineata, 2021

Courtesy of the author Rafi Amar, Israel . Please visit www.rafiamar.com for more information.

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lexID:: 8813
AphiaID:: 277700

Scientific:: Siphamia fuscolineata
German:: Kardinalbarsch
English:: Crown-of-thorns Cardinalfish; Philippines Urchin Cardinalfish

Category:: Kardinalfisk

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Siphamia (Genus) > fuscolineata (Species)
Initial determination:: Lachner, 1953

Occurrence:: Australia, Bali, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Japan, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), South China Sea, Sumatra, Taiwan, Timor, Timor Sea
Sea depth:: 7 - 27 Meter
Size:: up to 1.57" (4 cm)
Temperature:: 82.4 °F - 84.92 °F (28°C - 29.4°C)
Food:: Copepods, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Mysis, 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