Species Ptereleotris monoptera Randall & Hoese, 1985

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Ptereleotris monoptera Randall, J.E. & Hoese, D.F. 1985. A revision of the dartfishes, genus Ptereleotris (Perciformes: Gobioidei). Indo-Pacific Fishes 7: 1-36 figs 1-11 pls 1-4 [24, fig. 8, pl. 3(C, D)] [derivation is from the Greek monas =single + pteron = fin or wing and transliterated by authors to a feminine noun indicating meaning of one fin].

  Type data:

   Holotype BPBM 23140, Kuei-Hou, Taiwan.
  Paratype(s) AM I.15678–007; AM I.17429–001; AM I.18275–001; AM I.18785–003; AM I.20820–003; ANSP 153851; BLIH 1972215; BMNH 1985.4.18.3; BPBM 11285; BPBM 13341; BPBM 14473; BPBM 21678; BPBM 23111; BPBM 23122; CAS 54528; CAS 56433; CAS 57216; MNHP 1985-396; NSMT -P.23894; ROM 46700; ROM 42444; SAIAB 22849; USNM 243244; USNM 269913; WAM P.25236-017; WAM P.27077-002; WAM P.28449-001.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Ptereleotris sp. —
  Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2 [129]
  Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [98]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Legendre Island, Dampier Archipelago, WA (20°21'S), and One Tree Island, QLD (23°30'S) to Montague Island, NSW (36°16'S) and Lord Howe Island (M. Francis, in litt.); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore, nectonic.

Extra Ecological Information

6-15 m

 

General References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [1001]

Hoese, D.F. 2006. Microdesmidae. pp. 1702-1710 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1709]

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [215]

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [364]

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [362]

Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp. [567]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [417]

 

Common Name References

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [140] (Lyretail Goby)

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [364] (Lyre-tail Dart-goby)

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [362] (Lyre-tail Dart Goby)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [417] (Monofin Dartfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Lyretail Dartgoby)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [59] (Lyretail Dartgoby)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
04-Dec-2018	GOBIOIDEI	01-Jun-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
14-May-2015	GOBIOIDEI	27-Mar-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED