Ptereleotris evides

Ptereleotris evides, the Blackfin dartfish or scissortail goby, is a species of dartfish native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is a reef inhabitant and can be found at depths of from 2 to 15 metres (6.6 to 49.2 ft). This species can reach a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

Ptereleotris evides
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Ptereleotris
Species:	P. evides
Binomial name
Ptereleotris evides (D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925)
Synonyms
Encaeura evides D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925 Ptereleotris dispersus Herre, 1927 Vireosa sakurai P. J. Schmidt, 1931 Ptereleotris microlepis sakurai (P. J. Schmidt, 1931) Ptereleotris tricolor J. L. B. Smith, 1957