Siphamia tubifer
Urchin Cardinalfish
As recorded: Siphamia tubifer Weber, 1909
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- June 4, 1981
- Locality
- Negros Island; Dumaguete City; off South Sea Resort Hotel; off artificial reef
- Island
- Negros Island
- Depth
- 18 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 4, 1981, J.E. Randall also collected 17 other specimens.
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Anyperodon leucogrammicus
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Ariosoma
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Dendrochirus zebra
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Diagramma pictum
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Dunckerocampus multiannulatus
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Engyprosopon
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Fusigobius inframaculatus
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Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus
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Naso
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Onigocia bimaculata
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Parapercis schauinslandii
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Pinjalo lewisi
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Pristipomoides
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Scorpaenopsis cotticeps
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Synodus jaculum
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Thysanophrys celebica
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Siphamia tubifer observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 48 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-21.
2026-08-21
Daanbantayan, PH-CB, PH
(c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-22
Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-07
Aer Bajo 2, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
(c) ajhg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2025-07-19
Mabini, PH-BT, PH
(c) Johan Georget, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-30
Mabini, Batangas, Philippines
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-21
Mabini, Batangas, Philippines
(c) Francois Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Siphamia tubifer. BPBM 28547. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38690161. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28547.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38690161 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026