Dartfish

Scissor -tailed Torpedogrundeln ( Ptereleotris evides )

The Pfeilgrundeln ( Ptereleotridae ) family, also called Torpedogrundeln, occurs in the Caribbean and the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific. One way Parioglossus multiradiatus, lives in the Seychelles in freshwater.

Features

Pfeilgrundeln have an elongated thin body, are 6 to 18 inches long and have two dorsal fins, the first with six hard jets, the second with a hard and 9-37 soft rays. Your mouth is constantly above. Many species are brightly colored. Schwertgrundeln keep in flocks high above the ground, where they prey on zooplankton.

System

The Pfeilgrundeln were formerly known as subfamily Ptereleotrinae to Wurmgrundeln ( Microdesmidae ) counted.

There are 5 genera with about 35 species.

• Aioliops Rennis & Hoese, 1987 Aioliops brachypterus Rennis & Hoese, 1987.
• Aioliops mega stigma Rennis & Hoese, 1987.
• Aioliops Kookaburra Rennis & Hoese, 1987.
• Aioliops tetrophthalmus Rennis & Hoese, 1987.

• Decor Goby ( Nemateleotris decora ) Randall & Allen, 1973.
• Nemateleotris exquisita Randall & Connell, 2013.
• Helfrichs Goby ( Nemateleotris helfrichi ) Randall & Allen, 1973.
• Fire Goby ( Nemateleotris magnifica) Fowler, 1938.

• Oxymetopon compressus Chan, 1966.
• Bluestripped Torpedogrundel ( Oxymetopon cyanoctenosum ) Klausewitz & Conde, 1981.
• Oxymetopon filamentosum Fourmanoir, 1967.
• Oxymetopon formosum (Smith, 1931).
• Oxymetopon typus Bleeker, 1861.

• Parioglossus aporos Rennis & Hoese, 1985.
• Parioglossus dotui Tomiyama, 1958.
• Parioglossus formosus (Smith, 1931).
• Parioglossus galzini Williams & Lecchini, 2004.
• Parioglossus interruptus Suzuki & Senou, 1994.
• Parioglossus lineatus Rennis & Hoese, 1985.
• Parioglossus marginalis Rennis & Hoese, 1985.
• Parioglossus multiradiatus Keith, Bosc & Valade, 2004.
• Parioglossus neocaledonicus Dingerkus & Seret, 1992.
• Parioglossus nudus Rennis & Hoese, 1985.
• Parioglossus palustris ( Herre, 1945).
• Parioglossus philippinus ( Herre, 1945).
• Parioglossus rainfordi McCulloch, 1921.
• Parioglossus raoi ( Herre, 1939).
• Parioglossus sinensis Zhong, 1994.
• Parioglossus taeniatus Regan, 1912.
• Parioglossus triquetrus Rennis & Hoese, 1985.
• Parioglossus verticalis Rennis & Hoese, 1985.

• Ptereleotris arabica Randall & Hoese, 1985.
• Ptereleotris calliura ( Jordan & Gilbert, 1882).
• Ptereleotris carinata Bussing, 2001.
• Scissor -tailed Torpedogrundel ( Ptereleotris evides ) ( Jordan & Hubbs, 1925).
• Mauritius Torpedogrundel ( Ptereleotris grammica ) Randall & Lubbock, 1982.
• Blmen - Torpedogrundel ( Ptereleotris hanae ) ( Jordan & Snyder, 1901).
• Ptereleotris helenae ( Randall, 1967).
• Black-tailed Torpedogrundel ( Ptereleotris heteroptera ) ( Bleeker, 1855).
• Ptereleotris lineopinnis ( Fowler, 1935).
• Ptereleotris melanopogon Randall & Hoese, 1985.
• Ptereleotris microlepis ( Bleeker, 1856).
• Ptereleotris monoptera Randall & Hoese, 1985.
• Ptereleotris randalli Gasparini, Rocha & Floeter, 2001.
• Pacific Torpedogrundel ( Ptereleotris uroditaenia ) Randall & Hoese, 1985.
• Zebra Torpedogrundel ( Ptereleotris zebra) ( Fowler, 1938).

The species of the genus Nemateleotris and some types of Ptereleotris be imported as ornamental fish for marine aquariums.

Swell

• Joseph S. Nelson, Fishes of the World, John Wiley & Sons, 2006, ISBN 0-471-25031-7
• Hans A. Baensch / Robert A. Patzner: Mergus seawater Atlas Volume 1, Mergus -Verlag, Melle, ISBN 3-88244-110-0