Lyretail Dartgoby (species: Ptereleotris monoptera) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Ptereleotris monoptera
Lyretail Dartgoby


©Richard Ling: Lyretail Dartgoby (Ptereleotris monoptera)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Microdesmidae
Genus Ptereleotris
Species Ptereleotris monoptera

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 12 cm (SL)

Depth range

  • From 6 m to 50 m - applies to Common above 16m.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Lives in reef habitats from shallow coastal slopes to outer reef lagoons and slopes, among rubble. Occurs in pairs and its burrow may be in coral rock or sand.

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