Scientific Name
Ptereleotris randalli
Common Name
Brazilian dartfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 22-24;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 21 - 23. This species is distinguished from its Atlantic congeners by having the following characters: dorsal and anal fins with bright orange-yellow submarginal bands; second dorsal and anal fins comparatively low, slightly elevated anteriorly; short caudal fin, 5ht and 6th rays prolonged as filaments; short pelvic fins, about the same length as pectorals (Ref. 84213).