Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Nemateleotris magnifica, known by a variety of common names including fire goby, magnificent fire fish, fire dartfish, or red fire goby, is a species of dartfish native to coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Wikipedia contributors, Nemateleotris magnifica; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:17:54.237754+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938
- Name authority
- Fowler, 1938
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Microdesmidae
- Genus
- Nemateleotris
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyMicrodesmidae Regan, 1912
- subfamilyPtereleotrinae Bleeker, 1875
- genusNemateleotris Fowler, 1938
- speciesNemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nemateleotris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| elegant firefishNemateleotris decora Randall & Allen, 1973 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemateleotris helfrichi Randall & Allen, 1973 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemateleotris exquisita Randall & Connell, 2013 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Nemaeleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938 Fowler, 1938 | synonym |
| Nemateleotris magnificus Fowler, 1938 Fowler, 1938 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Fowler, H. W. (1938). Descriptions of new fishes obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer “Albatross”, chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 85 (3032): 31–135. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.85-3032.31 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6RVD6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.