Dr. Hiroshi Senou, Japan
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Photos of live cardinalfish Siphamia senoui can be found on the internet, but are difficult to obtain.
Like all cardinalfish, Siphamia senoui will be nocturnal.
Etymology:
"Siphamia" is a Swazi word, and stands for a fish; "senoui": this species was named in honor of Dr. Hiroshi Senou of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History. Dr. Senou, in collaboration with several Japanese colleagues, has been instrumental in expanding our knowledge of tropical reef fishes in southern Japan and the adjacent Ryukyu Archipelago.
He also collected and photographed the holotype and most of the paratypes of this species.
We sincerely thank Dr. Hiroshi Senou of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History, Japan, for the first photograph of the goby Siphamia senoui.
Like all cardinalfish, Siphamia senoui will be nocturnal.
Etymology:
"Siphamia" is a Swazi word, and stands for a fish; "senoui": this species was named in honor of Dr. Hiroshi Senou of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History. Dr. Senou, in collaboration with several Japanese colleagues, has been instrumental in expanding our knowledge of tropical reef fishes in southern Japan and the adjacent Ryukyu Archipelago.
He also collected and photographed the holotype and most of the paratypes of this species.
We sincerely thank Dr. Hiroshi Senou of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History, Japan, for the first photograph of the goby Siphamia senoui.
