Nemateleotris
| Nemateleotris | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Elegant Firefish (N. decora) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Microdesmidae |
| Subfamily: | Ptereleotrinae |
| Genus: | Nemateleotris Fowler, 1938 |
| Type species | |
| Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938 | |
Nemateleotris is a genus of dartfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Species
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)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Nemateleotris in FishBase. December 2013 version.
- 1 2 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.
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