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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
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Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
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Distribution
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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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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Physical Description
Morphology
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Size
Max. size
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
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Diagnostic Description
Description
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Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
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Type Information
Catalog Number: USNM 209307
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): G. Allen & W. Starck
Year Collected: 1972
Locality: Palau Island; Augulupelu Reef, Palau Islands, Palau, Caroline Islands, Pacific
Depth (m): 46 to 46
- Paratype: Randall, J. E. & Allen, G. R. 1973. Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum. 26 (3-4): 347-36.
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Baensch, H.A. and H. Debelius 1997 Meerwasser atlas. Mergus Verlag GmbH, Postfach 86, 49302, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. 3rd edition. (Ref. 27115)
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From 25 to 70 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated. Found over hard, open bottoms at the bases of reefs and over sand and rubble patches (Ref. 1602). Often in pairs (Ref. 1602). Feeds on zooplankton, especially copepods and crustacean larvae. Darts into a hole when alarmed (Ref. 1602). Occurs from the Ryukyu Islands to the Great Barrier Reef and west to the Maldives and Mauritius.
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Trophic Strategy
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Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Nemateleotris decora
There are 4 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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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Nemateleotris decora
Public Records: 4
Specimens with Barcodes: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
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Baensch, H.A. 1992 Neue Meerwasser-Praxis. Tetra Verlag, Melle, Germany. (Ref. 7309)
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Wikipedia
Elegant firefish
The elegant firefish or purple firefish, Nemateleotris decora, is a dartfish of the genus Nemateleotris.
This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific, from Mauritius to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, and south to New Caledonia, from 25–70 metres ( ft) in depth. It is found over hard, open bottoms of reefs and sandy patches, as well as deeper coastal outer reef drop-offs.[1] It reaches a maximum length of 9 centimetres (3 in).[1] This species is often found in pairs and is monogamous.[1] These fish feed on zooplankton, especially copepods and crustacean larvae.[1] They will dart into holes when alarmed.[1]
In the aquarium
This fish is popular in reef aquariums and is resistant to diseases. These fish are relatively docile and will not attack tankmates where kept in a suitably sized aquarium; however, if kept in confined quarters these fish may squabble over territory.[2] Firefish are commonly kept in nano reef aquariums.
Firefish are prolific leapers. Thus, an aquarist contemplating the acquisition of either of these species should be certain that the aquarium hood will not easily allow the firefish to leap from the tank and expire. These fish should also be provided with rockwork to hide in.[2]
This and other species of firefish are occasionally spawned in captivity. [3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Nemateleotris decora" in FishBase. Apr 2007 version.
- ^ a b Dakin, Nick (1992). The Macmillan book of the Marine Aquarium. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. p. 225. ISBN 0-02-897108-6.
- ^ "Purple firefish FAQ". AquaDaily. 2009-02-09. http://aquadaily.com/2009/02/09/purple-firefish-faq/. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- Michael, Scott W. Marine Fishes. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications, 2001. 360.
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