Siphamia is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Several of these species are commensal with various species of sea urchins.

Siphamia minor, a dwarf otolith-based species from the Burdigalian (Miocene) of southwestern India is the only fossil record for this genus.

Species

The recognized species in this genus are:

  • Siphamia arabica Gon & G. R. Allen, 2012
  • Siphamia argentea Lachner, 1953 (silver siphonfish)
  • Siphamia arnazae Gerald R. Allen & Mark V. Erdmann, 2019