Location: Palau
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Gobiiformes (Order)
└Microdesmidae (Family)
└Ptereleotrinae (Subfamily)
└Nemateleotris (Genus)
└N. decora (Species)
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