Lyretail Dartgoby, Ptereleotris monoptera Randall & Hoese 1985
Other Names: Lyre-tail Dart Goby, Lyre-tail Dart-goby, Lyretail Goby, Monofin Dartfish
Lyretail Dartgobies, Ptereleotris monoptera, in Cabbage Tree Bay, Manly, New South Wales, March 2019. Source: John Sear / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A pale blue to yellowish dartgoby with a deeper blue on the belly, a broad dark smudge-like bar from the eye to the chin, and irregular iridesent blue markings behind the eye.
Video of Lyretail Dartgobies
Video of Lyretail Dartgobies
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Bray, D.J. 2022, Ptereleotris monoptera in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2947
Lyretail Dartgoby, Ptereleotris monoptera Randall & Hoese 1985
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Distribution |
North West Cape to Broome, Western Australia, and the southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, to Montague Island, New South Wales; also Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific. Inhabits shallow coastal reefs and outer reef lagoons, excavating burrows in sandy and rubble substrates. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin VII,35-39; Anal fin I,33-37; Vertebrae 26. A single, continuous dorsal fin with spinous part lower than soft portion. Chin with fleshy protuberance narrowing to a thin low, median fold. Scales very small, fully embedded and well separated. |
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Biology |
Forms monogamous pairs, often in large loose aggregations. |
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Etymology |
The specific name monoptera is from the Greek monas (=single) and pteron (= fin, wing), in reference to the dingle continuous dorsal fin. |
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Species Citation |
Ptereleotris monoptera Randall & Hoese 1985, Indo-Pacific Fishes 7: 24, fig. 8, pl. 3(C, D). Type locality: Kuei-Hou, Taiwan. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
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Resources |
Lyretail Dartgoby, Ptereleotris monoptera Randall & Hoese 1985
References
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Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. (as Ptereleotris sp.)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls.
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp.
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Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.
Randall, J.E. & Hoese, D.F. 1985. A revision of the dartfishes, genus Ptereleotris (Perciformes: Gobioidei). Indo-Pacific Fishes 7: 1-36 figs 1-11 pls 1-4
