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Ptereleotris microlepis in life
In life — Pearly Dartfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Rosenstein
BPBM 33689Ichthyology

Ptereleotris microlepis

Pearly Dartfish

As recorded: Ptereleotris microlepis (Bleeker, 1856)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Microdesmidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
August 26, 1988
Locality
Chesterfield Islands; lagoon; SE end; patch reef
Region
New Caledonia
Coordinates
-19.8917, 158.4700
Depth
10 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
27 Bishop specimens of Ptereleotris microlepis · collected 1955–2005Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 26, 1988, J.E. Randall also collected 5 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Ptereleotris microlepis. BPBM 33689. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38308123. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/33689.

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