Scientific Name
Ptereleotris lineopinnis
Common Name
Sad glider
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 36-37;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 33 - 35;
Vertebrae: 26. Body mauve with shades of pale green; yellow snout; cheeks with large brown spots; violet spot below eye, banded with shades of bright yellow and emerald green. 2nd dorsal fin banded, tips of rays yellow; pectorals brownish caudal fin may have a large dark spot (described by Fowler from a single specimen found in the stomach of a flatfish). A black bar below anterior half of orbit crossing corner of mouth and extending onto chin.