Wedgehead Siphonfish, Siphamia cuneiceps Whitley 1941
Other Names: Siphon Fish, Wedge-headed Siphon-fish
A Wedgehead Siphonfish, Siphamia cuneiceps, at Coogee, Perth region, Western Australia, July 2019. Source: Glen Whisson / iNaturalist.org. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A coppery brown siphonfish with a distinctly elongate body, and a pointed snout with the lower jaw jutting out beyond the upper jaw. The species lacks developed rakers on the upper limb of the first gill arch.
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Siphamia cuneiceps in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3685
Wedgehead Siphonfish, Siphamia cuneiceps Whitley 1941
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Distribution |
Rockingham to Shark Bay, Western Australia, and Cape York to Moreton Bay, Queensland. The species may also occur in Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin VI + I,8; Anal fin II,8; Pectoral fin 11-13; Gill rakers 2-4 + 9-11 = 11-14 (total), developed gill rakers 0 + 6-9. Body relatively slender, depth 3.7-4.1 in SL; snout pointed, lower jaw jutting out beyond upper jaw. Scales ctenoid, large, thin, deciduous; |
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Fisheries |
Often taken as bycatch in commercial trawls. |
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Etymology |
The specific name cuneiceps is from the Latin cuneus (= wedge) and -ceps (= headed), in reference to the wedge-shaped head of this species. |
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Species Citation |
Siphamia cuneiceps Whitley 1941, Aust. Zool. 10(1): 29, fig. 20. Type locality: Fraser Island, Queensland. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Resources |
Wedgehead Siphonfish, Siphamia cuneiceps Whitley 1941
References
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