Location: Yap, Micronesia
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Twotone Dartfish
Ptereleotris evides
Twotone Dartfish
Also known as: Blackfin Dartfish
Category: Dartfishes
Scientific Name: Ptereleotris evides
Synonyms: Ptereleotris tricolor
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm)
Depth: 6-75 ft. (2-23 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Gobiiformes (Order)
└Microdesmidae (Family)
└Ptereleotrinae (Subfamily)
└Ptereleotris (Genus)
└P. evides (Species)
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