Nemateleotris
Nemateleotris | |
---|---|
Elegant Firefish (N. decora) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Nemateleotris Fowler, 1938 |
Type species | |
Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938 |
Nemateleotris is a genus of dartfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Species
[edit]There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Nemateleotris decora J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 1973 (Elegant firefish)
- Nemateleotris exquisita J. E. Randall & Connell, 2013[2]
- Nemateleotris helfrichi J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 1973 (Helfrichs' dartfish)
- Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938 (Fire goby)
- Nemateleotris lavandula Yi-Kai Tea & Helen K. Larson, 2023 (Lavender-blushed dartfish)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nemateleotris". FishBase. December 2013 version.
- ^ a b Randall, J.E. & Connell, A.D. (2013): Nemateleotris exquisita, a new microdesmid fish from the Indian Ocean (Perciformes: Microdesmidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 8: 18-29.