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Family: Microdesmidae Wormfishes
Subfamily: Ptereleotrinae


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aioliops brachypterus Shortfin minidartfish Western Central Pacific. 2.4 TL 1987
Aioliops megastigma Bigspot minidartfish Western Central Pacific. 3 SL 1987
Aioliops novaeguineae New guinea minidartfish Western Central Pacific 2.3 TL 1987
Aioliops tetrophthalmus Western Central Pacific. 1987
Navigobius dewa Northwest Pacific 4.1 SL 2009
Navigobius vittatus Brunei dartfish Western Pacific 2.3 SL 2015
Nemateleotris decora Elegant firefish Indo-Pacific 9 TL 1973
Nemateleotris exquisita Indian Ocean 6.6 SL 2013
Nemateleotris helfrichi Helfrichs' dartfish Southeastern Pacific 6 TL 1973
Nemateleotris lavandula Lavender-blushed dartfish Western Central Pacific 5.2 SL 2023
Nemateleotris magnifica Fire goby Indo-Pacific 9 TL 1938
Oxymetopon compressus Robust ribbongoby Western Pacific 24 SL 1966
Oxymetopon cyanoctenosum Blue-barred ribbon goby Western Pacific 20 TL 1981
Oxymetopon filamentosum Western Pacific 1967
Oxymetopon formosum Western Pacific 1967
Oxymetopon typus Sailfin ribbon-goby Western Central Pacific. 18 SL 1861
Parioglossus aporos Poreless dartfish Pacific Ocean. 3.1 TL 1985
Parioglossus caeruleolineatus Northwest Pacific 2.7 SL 2010
Parioglossus dotui Western Pacific 4 SL 1958
Parioglossus formosus Beautiful hover goby Western Pacific 4.5 SL 1931
Parioglossus galzini Eastern Central Pacific 2.4 SL 2004
Parioglossus interruptus Interrupted dartfish Western Pacific 2.5 SL 1994
Parioglossus lineatus Lined hover goby Western Central Pacific 1985
Parioglossus marginalis Southwest Pacific. 3.3 SL 1985
Parioglossus multiradiatus Western Indian Ocean 3.5 SL 2004
Parioglossus neocaledonicus Western Pacific. 1992
Parioglossus nudus Naked hover goby Western Central Pacific 2 SL 1985
Parioglossus palustris Borneo hoverer Western Pacific 2.8 SL 1945
Parioglossus philippinus Philippine dartfish Indo-West Pacific. 3.5 SL 1945
Parioglossus rainfordi Rainford's dartfish Western Pacific 4.5 TL 1921
Parioglossus raoi Rao's hover goby Indo-West Pacific 3.5 SL 1939
Parioglossus senoui Western Pacific 2.3 SL 2010
Parioglossus sinensis Northwest Pacific 1994
Parioglossus taeniatus Taeniatus dartfish Indo-West Pacific 1912
Parioglossus triquetrus Western Pacific Ocean 1985
Parioglossus verticalis Vertical hover goby Western Central Pacific 1985
Parioglossus winterbottomi Eastern Indian Ocean 2010
Ptereleotris arabica Arabian dartfish Western Indian Ocean 11.2 SL 1985
Ptereleotris brachyptera Lowfin dartfish Western Central Pacific 5.8 SL 2008
Ptereleotris caeruleomarginata Bluemargin dartfish Eastern Indian Ocean 6.1 2012
Ptereleotris calliura Blue goby Western Atlantic 12.5 TL 1882
Ptereleotris carinata Panamic dartfish Eastern Pacific 8.3 SL 2001
Ptereleotris crossogenion Fringechin dartfish Western Pacific 4.1 SL 2008
Ptereleotris cyanops Eastern Indian Ocean 8.7 SL 2020
Ptereleotris evides Blackfin dartfish Indo-Pacific 14 TL 1925
Ptereleotris grammica Lined dartfish Indo-West Pacific 10 TL 1982
Ptereleotris hanae Blue hana goby Pacific Ocean 12 TL 1901
Ptereleotris helenae Hovering goby Western Atlantic 12 TL 1968
Ptereleotris heteroptera Blacktail goby Indo-Pacific 14 TL 1855
Ptereleotris kallista Beautiful Dartfish Western Pacific 8.4 SL 2008
Ptereleotris lineopinnis Sad glider Indo-West Pacific 11.5 TL 1935
Ptereleotris melanopogon Eastern Central Pacific 10.3 SL 1985
Ptereleotris microlepis Blue gudgeon Indo-Pacific 13 TL 1856
Ptereleotris monoptera Lyre-tail dart-goby Indo-Pacific 12 SL 1985
Ptereleotris randalli Brazilian dartfish Southwest Atlantic 8.7 SL 2001
Ptereleotris rubristigma Redspot dartfish Western Pacific 2012
Ptereleotris uroditaenia Flagtail dartfish Western Central Pacific 10 SL 1985
Ptereleotris zebra Chinese zebra goby Indo-Pacific 12 SL 1938
Pterocerdale insolita Oceania 4.4 SL 2009
Zagadkogobius ourlazon Western Pacific 1.8 SL 2017



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