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Ptereleotris helenae Hovering goby, Hovering dartfish

Ptereleotris helenae is commonly referred to as Hovering goby, Hovering dartfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Pauline Walsh Jacobson, USA

Hovering Dartfish, Ptereleotris helenae, 2018


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lexID:
9706 
AphiaID:
277123 
Scientific:
Ptereleotris helenae 
German:
Torpedogrundel 
English:
Hovering Goby, Hovering Dartfish 
Category:
Gobies 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Microdesmidae (Family) > Ptereleotris (Genus) > helenae (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Randall, ), 1968 
Occurrence:
Guadeloupe, Barbados, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S. 
Sea depth:
3 - 60 Meter 
Size:
up to 4.72" (12 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 27,4 °F (°C - 27,4°C) 
Food:
Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Schrimps, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2016-05-14 16:48:22 

Info

(Randall, 1968)

Synonyms:
Ioglossus helenae Randall, 1968
Loglossaus helenae Randall, 1968

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobioidei (Suborder) > Microdesmidae (Family) > Ptereleotrinae (Subfamily) > Ptereleotris (Genus) > Ptereleotris helenae (Species)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Smithonian Tropical Research Institute (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Hovering Dartfish, Ptereleotris helenae, 2018
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Copyright Ray Haberman, Foto: St. Vincent und die Grenadinen
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Copyright Jim Garin, Foto: Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system
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Copyright Jim Garin, Foto: Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system
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Copyright Dr. J. E. Randall, Foto: Puerto Rico
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