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Blacktail goby
Ptereleotris heteroptera
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blacktail goby
- Scientific
- Ptereleotris heteroptera
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 14 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 5 to 80 m (usually 5 to 15 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A slender, light blue dartfish with a yellowish tail marked by a dark spot, reaching about 14 cm. Pairs hover above burrows at the base of reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Ptereleotris-heteroptera.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Microdesmidae_Ptereleotris_heteroptera_1.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.