WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Blackfin Dartfish

Ptereleotris evides

Also known as: Arrow Goby, Blackfin Dart Goby, Blackfin Goby, Dartfish, Dart Goby, Goby, Gudgeon, Hover Goby, Sailfin Hovergoby, Scissortail, Scissortail Dartfish, Scissortail Goby, Spot-tail Gudgeon, Twotone Dartfish, Worm Goby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
Adult
@KitBrennan · Fairy Grotto - Great Barrier Reef, Australia · July 20091 / 14
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Overview

Found in pairs, hovering just above the bottom, close to the refuge of their holes, over bays, lagoons, and outer reef slopes.
Juveniles found in small schools.

These cute little fish usually in pairs hovering directly above the ocean floor, facing the current to catch their food.
When predators approach they dart back into their holes or under a rock.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Exact location · 3
  • Country only · 11
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Found in pairs, hovering just above the bottom, close to the refuge of their holes, over bays, lagoons, and outer reef slopes.

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Adult photos 14

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyMicrodesmidae
    6. genusPtereleotris
    7. speciesPtereleotris evides (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925)

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    More in the family

    Wormfishes (Microdesmidae)