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Tubifer cardinalfish
Siphamia tubifer
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Tubifer cardinalfish
- Scientific
- Siphamia tubifer
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 7 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 100 m (usually 1 to 18 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A tiny cardinalfish reaching about 7 cm, with a glowing light organ on the belly. Small groups shelter among the spines of long-spined sea urchins.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Siphamia-tubifer.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Siphamia_tubifer.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.