Ptereleotris zebra

Ptereleotris zebra, the Zebra barred dartfish, Chinese zebra goby, is a species of dartfish native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. An inhabitant of reefs, it can be found in schools at depths of from 2 to 31 metres (6.6 to 101.7 ft) though usually no deeper than 4 metres (13 ft). This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Ptereleotris zebra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Ptereleotris
Species:
P. zebra
Binomial name
Ptereleotris zebra
(Fowler, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Pogonoculius zebra Fowler, 1938

References

  1. Greenfield, D. & Munroe, T.A. (2016). "Ptereleotris zebra". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69181519A69183244. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69181519A69183244.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Ptereleotris zebra" in FishBase. December 2013 version.


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