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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Ptereleotrinae
Etymology: Ptereleotris: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 31 m (Ref. 1602), usually 2 - 4 m (Ref. 1602). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115), preferred ?; 30°N - 30°S

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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and islands in the western Indin Ocean (Ref. 528) to the Line and Marquesas Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; Mariana and Marshall Islands in Micronesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-29; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 25 - 28; Vertebrae: 26. Yellowish to greenish gray in color; lower half of eye to ventral of chin nearly enclosed by a broad blue-edged dark red to purple area; opercle with 2 diagonal bright blue bands; pectoral fin base with an orange-red bar broadly bordered with bright blue. Chin barbel followed by a median longitudinal fold. Fins yellowish; 2nd dorsal a median longitudinal row of blue spots.

This schooling species inhabits exposed seaward reefs in relatively shallow water, over hard bottoms. Usually many individuals occupy the same refuge. Found to be subjected to strong currents, where in small to large aggregations (Ref. 48637). Feeds on zooplanktons (Ref. 89972).

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Randall, J.E. and D.F. Hoese, 1985. Revision of the Indo-Pacific dartfishes, genus Ptereleotris (Perciformes: Gobioidei). Indo-Pac. Fish. (7):36 p. (Ref. 528)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: commercial

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Ptereleotris zebra (Fowler, 1938)