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blacktail goby (Ptereleotris heteroptera)
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blacktail goby (Ptereleotris heteroptera) specimen
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Microdesmidae

blacktail goby

Ptereleotris heteroptera

Fourteen Centimeters Goby of the Red Sea

  • Black
  • Blue
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Ptereleotris heteroptera is a species of Perciformes in the family Microdesmidae.

Maximum length
14 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line, Marquesas, and Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island; Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall Islands in Micronesia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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