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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 8049Ichthyology

Ptereleotris microlepis

Pearly Dartfish

As recorded: Ptereleotris microlepis (Bleeker, 1856)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Microdesmidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall and G.R. AllenGerald R. Allen →Johnson Randall →
Date
April 18, 1968
Locality
Enewetak Atoll; Medren (=Parry; =Elmer) islet; lagoon side; off bathing beach
Depth
11 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
27 Bishop specimens of Ptereleotris microlepis · collected 1955–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 18, 1968, J.E. Randall and G.R. Allen also collected 13 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Ptereleotris microlepis. BPBM 8049. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38306762. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8049.

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