RESEARCH ARTICLE
Siphamia arnazae, a new
species of cardinalfish (Teleostei: Apogonidae) from
Papua New Guinea
Gerald R. Allen & Mark
V. Erdmann
Abstract
A new species of cardinalfish, Siphamia arnazae,
is described from 18 specimens, 15.6-21.4 mm
SL, collected in 8-12 m depth at Milne Bay Province,
Papua New Guinea. The new species belongs to the
Siphamia tubulata species group, characterized
by light-organ pigmentation consisting of dark dots.
It is most similar to S. cyanophthalma of the
Philippines, eastern Indonesia, Palau, and offshore
reefs of northwestern Australia, but differs from
all congeners by having a distinctive cats
eye black bar through the eye, covering more
than the pupil at center, and flanked by white crescents
covering the remaining iris. In life, the new species
is translucent pale pink to reddish orange with a
dense covering of variable-sized orange spots on the
head and anterior body.
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CITATION:
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann,
M.V. (2019) Siphamia arnazae, a new species
of cardinalfish (Teleostei: Apogonidae) from Papua
New Guinea. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation,
33, 1-8.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3012186
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publication date: 19 May
2019
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