Kinds | - Ptereleotris arabica
- Ptereleotris calliura, Blue Goby
- Ptereleotris calliurus, Blue Dartfish
- Ptereleotris carinata, Panamic dartfish
- Ptereleotris evides, Arrow Dartgoby
- Ptereleotris grammica, Lined Dartgoby
- Ptereleotris hanae, Thread-tail Dartgoby
- Ptereleotris helenae, Hovering Goby
- Ptereleotris heteroptera, Tailspot Dartgoby
- Ptereleotris lineopinnis, Sad Glider
- Ptereleotris melanopogon
- Ptereleotris microlepis, Greeneye Dartgoby
- Ptereleotris monoptera, Lyretail Dartgoby
- Ptereleotris randalli
- Ptereleotris uroditaenia, Flagtail Dartgoby
- Ptereleotris zebra, Zebra Dartgoby
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Main identification features
- elongate, compressed; eyes lateral
- 1st dorsal fin : vi
- c: elongate, oval
- mouth very oblique
- pelvics separate
- scales very small; rough at rear
PTERELEOTRIS
DART GOBIES, DART-FISHES, HOVER GOBIES
Body very elongate, compressed; head strongly compressed; mouth oblique, opens above, chin with longitudinal fold; 1st dorsal fin VI spines; pelvics separate; tail fin long & pointed; scales very small, ~100-150 on mid-side, all smooth or rough at rear & smooth elsewhere, head scaleless.
A circumtropical genus of about 15 species found in all tropical seas except for the eastern Atlantic; represented by 1 species endemic in our region.
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References |
- Bussing, W.A., 2001., Ptereleotris carinata, a new species of hovering goby (Perciformes: Microdesmidae) from the tropical eastern Pacific., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 49(Supplement 1):133-139.
- Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen II. Vertebrados - Parte 1., FAO2:647-1200.
- Thacker, C., 2000., Phylogeny of the wormfishes (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Microdesmidae)., Copeia, 2000:940-957.
- Thomson , D.A. , Findley , L.T. and Kerstitch, A.N., 2000., Reef fishes of the Sea of Cortez., University of Texas Press(Revised Ed.):353.
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Acknowledgements |
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