Nemateleotris is a genus of dartfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
| Nemateleotris | |
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| Elegant Firefish (N. decora) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Nemateleotris Fowler, 1938 |
| Type species | |
| Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938
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Species
editThere are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Nemateleotris decora J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 1973 (Elegant firefish)
- Nemateleotris exquisita J. E. Randall & Connell, 2013[2]
- Nemateleotris helfrichi J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 1973 (Helfrichs' dartfish)
- Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938 (Fire goby)
- Nemateleotris lavandula Yi-Kai Tea & Helen K. Larson, 2023 (Lavender-blushed dartfish)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nemateleotris". FishBase. December 2013 version.
- ^ a b Randall, J.E. & Connell, A.D. (2013): Nemateleotris exquisita, a new microdesmid fish from the Indian Ocean (Perciformes: Microdesmidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 8: 18-29.
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