Brazilian dartfish
Ptereleotris randalli
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A dartfish from Brazil, south to Santa Catarina, and the southern Caribbean. It lives over sand near reefs and dives into a hole when threatened.
- Scientific name
- Ptereleotris randalli
- Family
- Microdesmidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Microdesmidae
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Synonyms
- Ptereleotris helenae, Ptereleotris sp.
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 8.7 cm
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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