Ptereleotris heteroptera
Spottail Dartfish
As recorded: Ptereleotris heteroptera (Bleeker, 1855)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Microdesmidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- October 20, 1973
- Locality
- Réunion; Cap Homard
- Island
- RéUnion
- Region
- Réunion
- Coordinates
- -21.0250, 55.2167
- Depth
- 21 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 20, 1973, J.E. Randall also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Ptereleotris heteroptera observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-11-18.
2025-11-18
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) James Lefebvre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-11
Plongée, Cap homard
(c) James Lefebvre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-04-23
Saint-Leu, Saint-Paul, La Réunion
(c) François Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ptereleotris heteroptera. BPBM 20021. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38312233. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20021.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38312233 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026