Ptereleotrids
The fish within the family of Ptereleotrids have several names associated with them which are; dart fishes, fire fishes, and hover gobies. They have been given these nicknames because of their bright coloration as well as their ability to hover just above the bottom of the reef whereas most gobys are actually lying on the bottom most of the time and are called dar tfish because when threatened or frightened they will quickly dart to a burrow beneath a rock or other structure . The Chinese Zebra Goby (Ptereleotris zebra) is an example of a fish from this family. The Ptereleotris zebra can reach a maximum length of 12 cm and is usually found in and around reefs in depths from 2 - 31 meters be are predominantly found in reefs with a depth of 2 - 4 m . The native range of the Chinese Zebra Goby is in the Indonesia Pacific area occupying the Great Barrier Reef as well as the Red Sea and the Marshall islands of Micronesia . This is a schooling species which means that will stay in groups and that many of these fish can be found in the same refuge at once.
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