Blue gudgeon
Ptereleotris microlepis
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A dartfish from the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from shallow lagoons and sandy reef edges.
- Scientific name
- Ptereleotris microlepis
- Family
- Microdesmidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Microdesmidae
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Synonyms
- Eleotris elongata, Eleotris microlepis, Gracileotris bockensis, Ptereleotris andamensis, Ptereleotris letholepis, Ptereleotris microlepis itomanensis, Ptereleotris playfairi, Pteroeleotris microlepis
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 13 cm
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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