Chinese Zebra Goby – Ptereleotris zebra

The Chinese Zebra Goby (Ptereleotris zebra, also known as the Barred Goby or Dartfish) has an elongated body colored green to grey-green with blue-edged pink vertical stripes, a black bar below the eye, and black edging across the dorsal fin.

Dartfish are long, slender fish from the Ptereleotridae family that are often found hovering higher in the water column than most gobies that live in or on surfaces and rockwork. This family includes the popular Firefish Gobies (genus Nemateleotris) and other similar and popular aquarium fish. Dartfish are ideal for reef aquariums. They do best on a diet of live foods like plankton and small crustaceans but will also eat small meaty frozen foods. Diet can consist of small meaty frozen foods or small flake and pellet foods.

Dartfish need plenty of rockwork to hide in and feel comfortable. The name \