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Fire dartfish

Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938

AnimalsBlennies and swimming gobies

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesia

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

Fire gobyBritish English
Fish to arcereBritish English
Magnificent dartfishBritish English
Orange firefishBritish English
Almindelig ildhalekutlingDanish (Denmark)
Pracht-Feuer-SchwertgrundelGerman (Germany)
Poisson de feuFrench (France)
éleotris magnifiqueFrench (France)
Gobie de feu (mais ce n'est pas un gobie)French (France)
Poisson-fléchette à queue tachetéeFrench (France)
Poisson-fléchette magnifiqueFrench (France)
Hatatatehaze (Japon)Japanese (Japan)
VuurpijlvisDutch (Netherlands)

Other invalid scientific names

Nemateleotris magnificus

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Nemateleotris magnifica

GBIF — Nemateleotris magnifica

Sources

ALLARD Ginette, LAMARE Véronique in : DORIS, 09/10/2014 : Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1170

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1933

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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