Saltwater
Lyre-tail dart-goby
Ptereleotris monoptera
Microdesmidae, Ptereleotrinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 12 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 53 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, France, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Oman, and 6 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Lives in reef habitats from shallow coastal slopes to outer reef lagoons and slopes below drop-offs to 50 meters, among rubble. Occurs in pairs and its burrow may be in coral rock or sand. Monogamous. Feeds on zooplanktons. They tend to form large, though diffuse, colonies; may be due to a propensity to aggregate or may be a result of the ecological requirements for the species (for which type of substratum, current pattern, and water depth among the most important) which restrict the areas of settlement of the postlarvae.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Ptereleotris microlepis
- Ptereleotris sp.
In other languages
- Lyre-tail dart goby, Lyretail dartgoby, Lyretail goby, Monofin dartfish, Monofin dartgoby
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.