Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Indonesia and Guam.
Size: 2 inches (4 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits branching corals and usually found at depths between 3 – 100 feet (1 – 30 m) where it feeds on crustaceans/zooplankton during evening hours.
General Husbandry: Has a bronze rosy overall color with silver speckles. As of 2016, not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Siphamia
FYI: Shown here for identification only.