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'''''[[Nemateleotris magnifica]]''''', known by common names including the fire goby, the magnificent fire fish, the fire dartfish, or the red fire goby, is a [[species]] of [[dartfish]] native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from the eastern coast of Africa to the [[Hawaiian Islands]] and from the [[Austral Islands]] north to the [[Ryukyu Islands]]. It inhabits of [[coral reef]]s, where it can be found at depths of 6 to 70 metres (20 to 230&nbsp;ft). It is usually found just above the bottom, facing into the current, where it awaits its prey of small invertebrates. This ''N.&nbsp;magnifica'' fish was photographed near the island of [[Morotai]] in the Indonesian [[Maluku Islands]].
<p style="text-align:left;"><small>Photograph credit: Rickard Zerpe</small></p>
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