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Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Ptereleotrinae
Etymology: Ptereleotris: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Fowler.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 2 - 31 m (Ref. 1602), usually 2 - 4 m (Ref. 1602). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115); 30°N - 30°S
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and islands in the western Indin Ocean (Ref. 528) to the Line and Marquesas Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; Mariana and Marshall Islands in Micronesia.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 48637)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 27 - 29; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 25 - 28; Vértebra: 26. Yellowish to greenish gray in color; lower half of eye to ventral of chin nearly enclosed by a broad blue-edged dark red to purple area; opercle with 2 diagonal bright blue bands; pectoral fin base with an orange-red bar broadly bordered with bright blue. Chin barbel followed by a median longitudinal fold. Fins yellowish; 2nd dorsal a median longitudinal row of blue spots.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
This schooling species inhabits exposed seaward reefs in relatively shallow water, over hard bottoms. Usually many individuals occupy the same refuge. Found to be subjected to strong currents, where in small to large aggregations (Ref. 48637). Feeds on zooplanktons (Ref. 89972).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Randall, J.E. and D.F. Hoese, 1985. Revision of the Indo-Pacific dartfishes, genus Ptereleotris (Perciformes: Gobioidei). Indo-Pac. Fish. (7):36 p. (Ref. 528)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 25 - 29.3, mean 28.2 °C (based on 2283 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 114 [60, 195] mg/100g; Iron = 0.818 [0.493, 1.371] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [17.0, 19.2] %; Omega3 = 0.0952 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 27.1 [13.0, 58.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 210 [72, 650] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.87 [1.25, 2.66] mg/100g (wet weight);