Nemateleotris magnifica

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Fire goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Ptereleotridae Genus: Nemateleotris Species: N. magnifica
Binomial name
Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938

The Fire Goby, Fire Fish, Fire Dartfish, or Red Fire Goby is a dartfish most commonly found near the substrate of the upper reef in tropical marine waters. These waters include the Indo-Pacific, Central Pacific, east African waters, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, New Caledonia, and Pitcairn Islands. They swim as deep below the surface as 70 meters, and usually float within .5 meters of the ocean floor, facing the current to catch their prey. They eat mostly copepods, zooplankton, and crustacean larvae.

They usually have a bright yellow head, merging into a white body, gradually shading into a red-orange tail. Their dorsal fins are very long, and the fish usually moves it from side to side. As a full grown adult, it reaches a maximum length of 8 centimeters. Adults occupy sandy burrows alone or in pairs, while the juveniles live in small groups.

These fish are often kept in the aquarium.

[edit] Resources

"Nemateleotris magnifica". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Mar 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.

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