Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
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).
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Randall, J.E. and D.F. Hoese 1985 Revision of the Indo-Pacific dartfishes, genus Ptereleotris (Perciformes: Gobioidei). Indo-Pacific Fishes (7):36 p. (Ref. 528)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=528&speccode=4374
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Distribution
Distribution
Chagos, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, South Africa (country)
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Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5909
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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6542
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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and islands in the western Indian Ocean (Ref. 528) to the Line and Marquesan Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; Mariana and Marshall Islands in Micronesia.
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=1602&speccode=4306
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 29; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 25 - 28; Vertebrae: 26
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Randall, J.E. and D.F. Hoese 1985 Revision of the Indo-Pacific dartfishes, genus Ptereleotris (Perciformes: Gobioidei). Indo-Pacific Fishes (7):36 p. (Ref. 528)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=528&speccode=4374
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Size
Max. size
12.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637))
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Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia. p. 623-893. (Ref. 48637)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=48637&speccode=4748
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Diagnostic Description
Description
This schooling species inhabits exposed seaward reefs in relatively shallow water, over hard bottoms. Usually many individuals occupy the same refuge.
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Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5909
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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.
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Randall, J.E. and D.F. Hoese 1985 Revision of the Indo-Pacific dartfishes, genus Ptereleotris (Perciformes: Gobioidei). Indo-Pacific Fishes (7):36 p. (Ref. 528)
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Type Information
Type for Pogonoculius zebra
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1909
Locality: P.I.: Dasol Bay, West Coast of Luzon, Manila Bay To Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines, Pacific
Vessel: Albatross
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1909
Locality: P.I.: Dasol Bay, West Coast of Luzon, Manila Bay To Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines, Pacific
Vessel: Albatross
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 4 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 3 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 3.5 - 18.3
Temperature range (°C): 27.216 - 29.058
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.045 - 2.714
Salinity (PPS): 34.540 - 35.089
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.516 - 4.618
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.158 - 0.507
Silicate (umol/l): 1.127 - 2.545
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 3.5 - 18.3
Temperature range (°C): 27.216 - 29.058
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.045 - 2.714
Salinity (PPS): 34.540 - 35.089
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.516 - 4.618
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.158 - 0.507
Silicate (umol/l): 1.127 - 2.545
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 3 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 3.5 - 18.3
Temperature range (°C): 27.216 - 29.058
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.045 - 2.714
Salinity (PPS): 34.540 - 35.089
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.516 - 4.618
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.158 - 0.507
Silicate (umol/l): 1.127 - 2.545
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 3.5 - 18.3
Temperature range (°C): 27.216 - 29.058
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.045 - 2.714
Salinity (PPS): 34.540 - 35.089
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.516 - 4.618
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.158 - 0.507
Silicate (umol/l): 1.127 - 2.545
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 31 m (Ref. 1602), usually 2 - 4 m (Ref. 1602)
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=1602&speccode=4306
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Trophic Strategy
Adults occur in pairs.
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Randall, J.E. and D.F. Hoese 1985 Revision of the Indo-Pacific dartfishes, genus Ptereleotris (Perciformes: Gobioidei). Indo-Pacific Fishes (7):36 p. (Ref. 528)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=528&speccode=4374
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Ptereleotris zebra
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 7 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 7 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
MBFB025-07|MBIO1843.4|Ptereleotris zebra| ------------------------------------------CTTTATCTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCCGGTATAGTAGGCACTGCTTTA---AGCCTCCTCATCCGGGCTGAGCTGAGCCAACCCGGTGCTCTCCTAGGGGAC---GATCAAATTTACAATGTAATTGTTACGGCCCACGCCTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCAATCATGATTGGAGGTTTCGGAAATTGACTGATCCCCCTAATG---ATTGGGGCCCCTGACATGGCCTTCCCTCGAATGAACAACATGAGCTTTTGACTCCTGCCACCCTCTTTTCTTCTCCTACTTGCCTCCTCCGGGGTCGAAGCTGGGGCCGGGACAGGATGGACAGTGTACCCACCCCTGGCGGGAAACTTAGCCCACGCAGGGGCATCAGTAGACCTA---ACAATCTTCTCCCTCCATCTGGCGGGGATCTCGTCAATTCTAGGGGCAATTAACTTTATTACAACAATTCTGAACATGAAGCCCCCGGCCATCTCGCAGTACCAAACACCTCTTTTCGTGTGGGCAGTATTAATCACGGCAGTACTTCTTCTTCTCTCTCTGCCAGTCCTAGCAGCG---GGCATTACAATGCTTCTCACGGACCGAAACCTGAACACCACTTTCTTCGACCCCGCACGGGGAGGAGACCCCATCCTCTACCAACACCTC-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Ptereleotris zebra
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 7
Species: 9
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 7
Species: 9
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
aquarium: commercial
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Edwards, A.J. and A.D. Shepherd 1992 Environmental implications of aquarium-fish collection in the Maldives, with proposals for regulation. Environ. Conserv. 19:61-72. (Ref. 4907)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4907&speccode=1258
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Wikipedia
Ptereleotris zebra
The zebra goby, or Ptereleotris zebra, is a Dartfish from the Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12cm in length.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Ptereleotris zebra" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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