Ptereleotris microlepis

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]

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

Occurrence

The species can be found near Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Ryukyu islands, Malaysia, and Indonesia.[3]: 254 

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]: 254  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. Larson, H. (2022). "Ptereleotris microlepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T46086416A46664719. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T46086416A46664719.en. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. "Ptereleotris microlepis (Bleeker, 1856)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  3. Sadovy, Yvonne; Cornish, Andrew S. (2000-01-01). Reef Fishes of Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-962-209-480-2.
  4. "Ptereleotris microlepis, Blue gudgeon : aquarium". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  5. Kuiter, Rudie H.; Godfrey, Timothy (2014-12-19). 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.
  6. Allen, Gerald R. (2020-08-04). 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.
  7. "Blue gudgeon - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-12-02.


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