Scientific Name
Ptereleotris microlepis
Common Name
Blue gudgeon
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 25-29;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 24 - 27;
Vertebrae: 26 - 27. Pale to bluish gray in color; pectoral fin base with a narrow, pale blue-edged, black band; postorbital head with irregular, pale to iridescent blue bands and spots. Chin with a median, fleshy protuberance narrowing to a thin fold. Scales embedded, close-set, non imbricate (except on posterior part). 1st dorsal fin lower than 2nd; 2nd dorsal and anal fins elevated anteriorly. Closely resembles P. heteropterus but lacks the blue mark on the tail (Ref. 1602).