Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Spottail Dartfish
Ptereleotris heteroptera
Spottail Dartfish
Category: Dartfishes
Scientific Name: Ptereleotris heteroptera
Size: Up to 4.75 in. (12 cm)  
Depth: 15-150 ft. (5-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Microdesmidae (Family)
      └Ptereleotrinae (Subfamily) Dartfishes
       └Ptereleotris (Genus)
        └P. heteroptera (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219617🔗
iNaturalist ID: 196486🔗

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