Ptereleotris randalli
Ptereleotris randalli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Ptereleotris |
Species: | P. randalli
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Binomial name | |
Ptereleotris randalli Gasparini, Rocha & Floeter, 2001
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Ptereleotris randalli, the Brazilian dartfish, is a fish belonging to the family Gobiidae and subfamily Ptereleotrinae. Like other dartfishes, it lives over sand and rubble bottoms, and quickly retreats into holes when approached.[1] It was originally thought to be restricted to Brazil, south to Santa Catarina, but recently reported for the southern Caribbean,[2] where it's found at depths of 8-60m.[3]
References[]
- ^ Gasparini, J.L.; Rocha, L.A.; Floeter, S.R. (2008). "Ptereleotris randalli n. sp., a new dartfish (Gobioidei: Microdesmidae) from the Brazilian Coast". aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 4: 109–114.
- ^ "Shorefishes - The Fishes - Species". biogeodb.stri.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "Ptereleotris randalli, Brazilian dartfish : aquarium". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
Categories:
- Fish described in 2001
- Fish of Brazil
- Taxa named by Luiz A. Rocha
- Ptereleotris