Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Decorated Dartfish
Nemateleotris decora
Decorated Dartfish
Also known as: Elegant Firefish
Category: Dartfishes
Scientific Name: Nemateleotris decora
Size: Up to 3 in. (8 cm)  
Depth: 80-230 ft. (25-70 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef
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
       └Nemateleotris (Genus)
        └N. decora (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219612🔗
iNaturalist ID: 196489🔗

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