Purple Firefish

Nemateleotris decora, the elegant firefish or purple firefish, is a species of dartfish native to tropical waters in the Indo-West Pacific, from Mauritius to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, and south to New Caledonia, from depths ranging between 25 to 70 m.

Scientific name: Nemateleotris decora

Higher classification: Nemateleotris

Length: around 3.5 inches

Family: Gobiidae

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata