Siphamia majimai Matsubara & Iwai, 1958
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Siphamia majimai Matsubara & Iwai, 1958
- Name authority
- Matsubara & Iwai, 1958
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Apogoniformes
- Family
- Apogonidae
- Genus
- Siphamia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderApogoniformes
- familyApogonidae Günther, 1859
- subfamilyApogoninae Günther, 1859
- genusSiphamia Weber, 1909
- speciesSiphamia majimai Matsubara & Iwai, 1958
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Siphamia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Siphamia arabica Gon & Allen, 2012 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Siphamia brevilux Gon & Allen, 2012 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Siphamia cephalotes (Castelnau, 1875) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Siphamia corallicola Allen, 1993 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Siphamia cyanophthalma Gon & Allen, 2012 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Siphamia elongata Lachner, 1953 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Siphamia fraseri Gon & Allen, 2012 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Siphamia goreni Gon & Allen, 2012 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Siphamia randalli Gon & Allen, 2012 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Siphamia roseigaster (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Siphamia senoui Gon & Allen, 2012 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Siphamia tubulata (Weber, 1909) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Siphamia majimae Matsubara & Iwai, 1958 Matsubara & Iwai, 1958 | synonym |
| Siphamia zaribae Whitley, 1959 Whitley, 1959 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Matsubara, K., & Iwai, T. (1958). Results of the Amami Islands Expedition. No. 2. A new apogonid fish, Siphamia majimai. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13), 1 (9): 603–608. [Date of publication confirmed by Evenhuis 2003:54 [ref. 27365].]. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222935808650989 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4XNC9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.