Nemateleotris magnifica
Fire Dartfish
As recorded: Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Microdesmidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- August 9, 1973
- Locality
- New Britain; off submarine base near Rabaul
- Island
- New Britain
- Depth
- 10 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 9, 1973, J.E. Randall also collected 4 other specimens.
Nemateleotris magnifica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,247 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
MU
(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID
(c) Rafi Nugraha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
GRCV+334, Metinaro, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
fish bowl, Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-10-21
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Nemateleotris magnifica. BPBM 15739. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37644039. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15739.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37644039 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026