Chinese zebra goby
Ptereleotris zebra (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
Ptereleotris zebra, the Zebra barred dartfish or Chinese zebra goby, is a species of dartfish native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. An inhabitant of reefs, it can be found in schools at depths of 2–31 m (6.6–101.7 ft), though usually it does not venture deeper than 4 m (13 ft). This species can reach 12 cm (4.7 in) SL, and may be found in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Ptereleotris zebra; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:15:51.039650+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ptereleotris zebra (Fowler, 1938)
- Name authority
- (Fowler, 1938)
- Common name
- Chinese zebra goby
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Microdesmidae
- Genus
- Ptereleotris
- 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
- genusPtereleotris Gill, 1863
- speciesPtereleotris zebra (Fowler, 1938)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ptereleotris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ptereleotris brachyptera Randall & Suzuki, 2008 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panamic dartfishPtereleotris carinata Bussing, 2001 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackfin dartfishPtereleotris evides (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| hovering dartfishPtereleotris helenae (Randall, 1968) | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptereleotris kallista Randall & Suzuki, 2008 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sad gliderPtereleotris lineopinnis (Fowler, 1935) | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptereleotris monoptera Randall & Hoese, 1985 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptereleotris randalli Gasparini, Rocha & Floeter, 2001 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptereleotris rubristigma Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani, 2012 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blacktail gobyPtereleotris heteroptera (Bleeker, 1855) | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptereleotris cyanops Kodeeswaran & Praveenraj, 2020 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptereleotris arabica Randall & Hoese, 1985 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Pogonoculius zebra 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219618 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:78LDC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.