Biology:Ptereleotris microlepis

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Ptereleotris microlepis
Ptereleotris microlepis Greeneye Dartgoby.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Ptereleotris
Species:
P. microlepis
Binomial name
Ptereleotris microlepis
(Bleeker, 1856)

Ptereleotris microlepis is a species of the fish family Gobiidae.[1][2] It is widely distributed in a variety of nearshore habitats of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1]

Occurrence

The species can be found near Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines , Ryukyu islands, Malaysia, and Indonesia.[3](p254)

It has also been found near Tuamoto islands, southern parts Great Barrier Reef,[4] Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean.[2]

It occurs in shallow lagoons and harbors.[5](p254) It also inhabits sandy fringes of coral reefs.[6]

Name

The original name for the species was Eleotris microlepis.[2]

In English the species goes by common names like blue gudgeon, green-eye dart-goby, smallscale hovergoby, or pPale dartfish.[7]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Larson, H. (2022). "Ptereleotris microlepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T46086416A46664719. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T46086416A46664719.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/46086416/46664719. Retrieved 14 October 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ptereleotris microlepis (Bleeker, 1856)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219616. 
  3. Sadovy, Yvonne; Cornish, Andrew S. (2000-01-01) (in en). Reef Fishes of Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-962-209-480-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=VWX19IN0630C&dq=Ptereleotris+microlepis&pg=PA254. 
  4. "Ptereleotris microlepis, Blue gudgeon : aquarium". https://www.fishbase.de/summary/Ptereleotris-microlepis.html. 
  5. Kuiter, Rudie H.; Godfrey, Timothy (2014-12-19) (in en). Fishes of the Maldives – Indian Ocean: Applicable to Central and Western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Seychelles, Mauritius, Reunion, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Chagos, Laccadives, Cocos Keeling Islands. Atoll Editions. ISBN 978-1-876410-97-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=OUXhBQAAQBAJ&dq=Ptereleotris+microlepis&pg=PA254. 
  6. Allen, Gerald R. (2020-08-04) (in en). A Field Guide to Tropical Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific: Covers 1,670 Species in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines (with 2,000 illustrations). Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4629-2188-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=lmfnDwAAQBAJ&dq=Ptereleotris+microlepis&pg=PT383. 
  7. "Blue gudgeon - Encyclopedia of Life". https://eol.org/pages/46576920. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2620549 entry