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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Microdesmidae Wormfishes
Subfamily: Ptereleotrinae
Genus: Parioglossus

(See list of species below)


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21 species (see list below)
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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pacific Ocean.
Max. Length 3.1 cm TL
Parioglossus aporos Rennis & Hoese, 1985

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Parioglossus aporos
[Poreless dartfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
 
Parioglossus caeruleolineatus
[]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Parioglossus dotui Tomiyama, 1958

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Parioglossus dotui
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Parioglossus formosus (Smith, 1931)

Photo by Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Parioglossus formosus
[Beautiful hover goby]

Photo by Williams, J.T.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Parioglossus galzini Williams & Lecchini, 2004

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Parioglossus galzini
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
Parioglossus interruptus Suzuki & Senou, 1994

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Parioglossus interruptus
[Interrupted dartfish]
No picture found
 
Parioglossus lineatus
[Lined hover goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Parioglossus marginalis
[]

Photo by Keith, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Parioglossus multiradiatus Keith, Bosc & Valade, 2004

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Parioglossus multiradiatus
[]

Photo by IRD/C. Ledru

Western Pacific.

Parioglossus neocaledonicus Dingerkus & Séret, 1992

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Parioglossus neocaledonicus
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2 cm SL
Parioglossus nudus Rennis & Hoese, 1985

Photo by Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Parioglossus nudus
[Naked hover goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Parioglossus palustris (Herre, 1945)

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Parioglossus palustris
[Borneo hoverer]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Parioglossus philippinus (Herre, 1945)

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Parioglossus philippinus
[Philippine dartfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Parioglossus rainfordi McCulloch, 1921

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Parioglossus rainfordi
[Rainford's dartfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Parioglossus raoi (Herre, 1939)

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Parioglossus raoi
[Rao's hover goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
 
Parioglossus senoui
[]
No picture found
 
Parioglossus sinensis
[]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Indo-West Pacific

Parioglossus taeniatus Regan, 1912

Photo by Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Parioglossus taeniatus
[Taeniatus dartfish]
No picture found
 
Parioglossus triquetrus
[]
No picture found
 
Parioglossus verticalis
[Vertical hover goby]
No picture found
 
Parioglossus winterbottomi
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Parioglossus aporos Poreless dartfish Pacific Ocean. 3.1 TL 1985
Parioglossus caeruleolineatus Northwest Pacific 2.7 SL 2010
Parioglossus dotui Western Pacific 4 SL 1958
Parioglossus formosus Beautiful hover goby Western Pacific 4.5 SL 1931
Parioglossus galzini Eastern Central Pacific 2.4 SL 2004
Parioglossus interruptus Interrupted dartfish Western Pacific 2.5 SL 1994
Parioglossus lineatus Lined hover goby Western Central Pacific 1985
Parioglossus marginalis Southwest Pacific. 3.3 SL 1985
Parioglossus multiradiatus Western Indian Ocean 3.5 SL 2004
Parioglossus neocaledonicus Western Pacific. 1992
Parioglossus nudus Naked hover goby Western Central Pacific 2 SL 1985
Parioglossus palustris Borneo hoverer Western Pacific 2.8 SL 1945
Parioglossus philippinus Philippine dartfish Indo-West Pacific. 3.5 SL 1945
Parioglossus rainfordi Rainford's dartfish Western Pacific 4.5 TL 1921
Parioglossus raoi Rao's hover goby Indo-West Pacific 3.5 SL 1939
Parioglossus senoui Western Pacific 2.3 SL 2010
Parioglossus sinensis Northwest Pacific 1994
Parioglossus taeniatus Taeniatus dartfish Indo-West Pacific 1912
Parioglossus triquetrus Western Pacific Ocean 1985
Parioglossus verticalis Vertical hover goby Western Central Pacific 1985
Parioglossus winterbottomi Eastern Indian Ocean 2010



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