Parioglossus galzini

Taxobox
name = "Parioglossus galzini"


image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Ptereleotridae
genus = "Parioglossus"
species = "P. galzini"
binomial = "Parioglossus galzini"
binomial_authority = Williams & Lecchini, 2004

"Parioglossus galzini" is a species of dartfish. Presently it is only known from the island of Rapa Iti, French Polynesia.

This tiny fish (standard length up to 25 mm) is found in shallow inshore waters. It can be distinguished from its congeners in several ways, most notably by the complete absence of a dark lateral stripe and the presence of a membrane linking the two dorsal fins in both sexes.

References

* [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/zt00506.pdf "Parioglossus galzini", a new species of ptereleotrid dartfish from Rapa Island (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Ptereleotridae) J.T. WILLIAMS & D. LECCHINI]