Ptereleotris randalli, the Brazilian dartfish, is a fish belonging to the family Gobiidae and subfamily Ptereleotrinae. Like other dartfishes, it lives over sand and rubble bottoms, and quickly retreats into holes when approached.[1] It was originally thought to be restricted to Brazil, south to Santa Catarina, but recently reported for the southern Caribbean,[2] where it's found at depths of 8-60m.[3]

Ptereleotris randalli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Ptereleotris
Species:
P. randalli
Binomial name
Ptereleotris randalli
Gasparini, Rocha & Floeter, 2001

References

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  1. ^ Gasparini, J.L.; Rocha, L.A.; Floeter, S.R. (2008). "Ptereleotris randalli n. sp., a new dartfish (Gobioidei: Microdesmidae) from the Brazilian Coast". Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 4: 109–114.
  2. ^ "Shorefishes - The Fishes - Species". biogeodb.stri.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  3. ^ "Ptereleotris randalli, Brazilian dartfish: aquarium". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2021-03-04.