4378 Ptereleotris heteroptera (Bleeker, 1855) Microdesmidae Wormfishes Ptereleotrinae Gobiiformes Teleostei Blacktail goby Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line, Marquesas, and Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island; Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. AMNH 72665 1970 Ptereleotris heteroptera FISH 387277 5 S 150 E 1994 Ptereleotris heteroptera