FB-60853 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60853 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Characiformes Acestrorhamphidae Moenkhausia Moenkhausia dorsinuda Zarske & Géry, 2002 Brazilian dartfish Ptereleotris helenae (non Randall, 1968) Ptereleotris sp. Not applicable 2003-08-06 2024-03-26 Carvalho-Filho, A.0 Peixes: costa Brasileira. 3rd ed. Melro, São Paulo. 320 p. (Ref. 37819) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of March 2003. Database dump. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in March 2003. (Ref. 46206) Floeter, S.R., J.L. Gasparini, L.A. Rocha, C.E.L. Ferreira, C.A. Rangel and B.M. Feitoza0 Brazilian reef fish fauna: checklist and remarks (updated Jan. 2003). Brazilian Reef Fish Project: www.brazilianreeffish.cjb.net. (Ref. 57756) Moura, R.L. de, J.L. Gasparini and I. Sazima0 New records and range extensions of reef fishes in the Western South Atlantic, with comments on reef fish distribution along the Brazilian coast. Rev. Bras. Zool. 16(2):513-530. (Ref. 81924) Feitoza, B.M., R.S. Rosa and L.A. Rocha0 Ecology and zoogeography of deep-reef fishes in Northeastern Brazil. Bull. Mar. Sci. 76(3):725-742. (Ref. 84211) Gasparini, J.L., L.A. Rocha and S.R. Floeter0 Ptereleotris randalli n. sp., a new dartfish (Gobioidei: Microdesmidae) from the Brazilian coast. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 4(3):109-114. (Ref. 84213) Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) Simon, T., H.T. Pinheiro, R.L. Moura, A. Carvalho-Filho, L.A. Rocha, A.S. Martins, E. Mazzei, R.B. Francini-Filho, G.M. Amado-Filho and J.-C. Joyeux0 Mesophotic fishes of the Abrolhos Shelf, the largest reef ecosystem in the South Atlantic. J. Fish Biol. 89:990-1001. (Ref. 126840) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-60859 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-08-07 00:00:00 2022-08-03 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60859 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Used in the aquarium trade under the name Opistognathus leitoso. The population is declining fast in some areas of the Brazilian coast (mainly off the States of Espirito Santo and Bahia) due to commercial exploration of the calcareous algae banks. This species hovers over its burrow feeding on plankton and dives headfirst in to the burrow when threatened. Found usually over sandy bottom close to reefs, but also common over sand patches as small as 10 cm in diameter, enclosed by rocky areas or in calcareous algae (Lithothamnion sp.) banks (Ref. 84213). Maximum depth from Ref. 126840. Gasparini, J.L., L.A. Rocha and S.R. Floeter 2001 Ptereleotris randalli n. sp., a new dartfish (Gobioidei: Microdesmidae) from the Brazilian coast. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 4(3):109-114. (Ref. 84213) FB-DiagnosticDescr-60859 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-05-23 00:00:00 2010-05-23 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60859 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription This species is distinguished from its Atlantic congeners by having the following characters: dorsal and anal fins with bright orange-yellow submarginal bands; second dorsal and anal fins comparatively low, slightly elevated anteriorly; short caudal fin, 5ht and 6th rays prolonged as filaments; short pelvic fins, about the same length as pectorals (Ref. 84213). Gasparini, J.L., L.A. Rocha and S.R. Floeter 2001 Ptereleotris randalli n. sp., a new dartfish (Gobioidei: Microdesmidae) from the Brazilian coast. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 4(3):109-114. (Ref. 84213) FB-Morphology-60859 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-05-23 00:00:00 2010-05-23 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60859 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 24; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 21 - 23 Gasparini, J.L., L.A. Rocha and S.R. Floeter 2001 Ptereleotris randalli n. sp., a new dartfish (Gobioidei: Microdesmidae) from the Brazilian coast. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 4(3):109-114. (Ref. 84213) FB-Distribution-60859 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-08-07 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60859 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Southwest Atlantic: endemic to Brazil. Floeter, S.R., J.L. Gasparini, L.A. Rocha, C.E.L. Ferreira, C.A. Rangel and B.M. Feitoza 2003 Brazilian reef fish fauna: checklist and remarks (updated Jan. 2003). Brazilian Reef Fish Project: www.brazilianreeffish.cjb.net. (Ref. 57756) FB-Uses-60859 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-08-07 00:00:00 2022-08-03 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60859 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Gasparini, J.L., L.A. Rocha and S.R. Floeter 2001 Ptereleotris randalli n. sp., a new dartfish (Gobioidei: Microdesmidae) from the Brazilian coast. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 4(3):109-114. (Ref. 84213) Gasparini, J.L., L.A. Rocha and S.R. Floeter 2001 Ptereleotris randalli n. sp., a new dartfish (Gobioidei: Microdesmidae) from the Brazilian coast. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 4(3):109-114. (Ref. 84213) FB-TrophicStrategy-60859 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Patricia Sorongon-Yap 2022-08-03 00:00:00 2022-08-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public randalli http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Planktivore (Ref. 126840). Simon, T., H.T. Pinheiro, R.L. Moura, A. Carvalho-Filho, L.A. Rocha, A.S. Martins, E. Mazzei, R.B. Francini-Filho, G.M. Amado-Filho and J.-C. Joyeux 2016 Mesophotic fishes of the Abrolhos Shelf, the largest reef ecosystem in the South Atlantic. J. Fish Biol. 89:990-1001. (Ref. 126840) FB-Size-60859 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-08-07 00:00:00 2022-08-03 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60859 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 8.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 84213)); 4.88 cm SL (female) Gasparini, J.L., L.A. Rocha and S.R. Floeter 2001 Ptereleotris randalli n. sp., a new dartfish (Gobioidei: Microdesmidae) from the Brazilian coast. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 4(3):109-114. (Ref. 84213) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-60859 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-08-07 00:00:00 2022-08-03 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60859 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution reef-associated; marine; depth range 8 - 70 m (Ref. 84213) Gasparini, J.L., L.A. Rocha and S.R. Floeter 2001 Ptereleotris randalli n. sp., a new dartfish (Gobioidei: Microdesmidae) from the Brazilian coast. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 4(3):109-114. (Ref. 84213)