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Species in the family or subfamily Butidae: [ 99 ] records

abdoui, Butis Keith [P.] & Mennesson [M. I.] 2023:454, Fig. 11 [Cybium v. 47 (no. 4); ref. 40541] Ouroveni, Comoros, Mayotte. Holotype: MNHN 2022-0219. Paratypes: MNHN, SMF. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Butis abdoui Keith & Mennesson 2023. Current status: Valid as Butis abdoui Keith & Mennesson 2023. Butidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Comoros, Madagascar and Andaman Islands. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

africana, Eleotris Steindachner [F.] 1879:153 [35], Pl. 3 (figs. 1-1a) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 80 (nos 1-2); ref. 4229] Sierra Leone. Holotype (unique): SMNS 336. Type catalog: Fricke 1995:12 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:35 [ref. 29864]. On p. 35 of separate. See Eleotris kraussii Steindachner 1880. •Valid as Bostrychus africanus (Steindachner 1879) -- (Maugé 1986:390 [ref. 6218], Miller & Wongrat 1990:953 [ref. 19381], Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:831 [ref. 21590], Afonso et al. 1999:86 [ref. 25466], Larson 2008:147 [ref. 30001], Pezold et al. 2007:481 [ref. 30082], Wirtz et al. 2007:39 [ref. 30263], Schliewen 2011:210 [ref. 31738], Félix et al. 2016:D [4] [ref. 34346], Miller in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2829 [ref. 34618], Reiner 2019:255 [ref. 38139], Skelton 2019:228 [ref. 36564], Parenti 2021:19 [ref. 38603], Fermon et al. 2022:220 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Bostrychus africanus (Steindachner 1879). Butidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

albooculata, Boroda Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:58 [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Small stream at Taytay, Palawan, Philippines. Holotype: BSMP 10577 (presumed destroyed). Paratypes: BSMP (12) presumed destroyed. Originally as albo-oculata. •Valid as Oxyeleotris albooculata (Herre 1927) -- (Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989] with question, Parenti 2021:24 [ref. 38603], Jamandre 2023:167 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris albooculata (Herre 1927). Butidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Palawan (Philippines) endemic. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

altipinna, Oxyeleotris Allen [G. R.] & Renyaan [S. J.] 1996:53, Fig. 13 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 23 (no. 1/2); ref. 22224] Lake Aiwaso, Irian Jaya. Holotype: MZB 6190. Paratypes: MZB 6191-93 (5, 1, 3); WAM P.31042-002 (5). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:49 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Oxyeleotris altipinna Allen & Renyaan 1996 -- (Parenti 2021:25 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris altipinna Allen & Renyaan 1996. Butidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: West Papua (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

amboinensis, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1854:343 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 5117] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Neotype: RMNH 85037 [ex RMNH 4801]. Bleeker specimens: AMS B.7972 (1), RMNH 4801 (12). Neotype designated by Keith & Mennesson 2023:440 [ref. 40541]. •Valid as Butis amboinensis (Bleeker 1854) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:239 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:138 [ref. 25477], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:552 [ref. 25598], Allen & Coates 1990:93 [ref. 25561], Allen & Coates 1990:132 [ref. 15715], Allen 1991:153 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 1992:302 [ref. 21400], Kottelat et al. 1993:133 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:246 [ref. 23210], Allen 1997:222 [ref. 23977], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1149 [ref. 25182], Allen et al. 2000:138 [ref. 27467], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Sakai et al. 2001:106 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:1149 [ref. 26193], Larson et al. 2008:136 [ref. 29532], Allen et al. 2008:149 [ref. 30265], Motomura et al. 2010:201 [ref. 31256], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:155 [ref. 33932], Miesen et al. 2016:92 [ref. 34492], Fricke et al. 2019:268 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:20 [ref. 38603], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[7] [ref. 39245], Jamandre 2023:167 [ref. 40455], Furuhashi et al. 2023:25 [ref. 40140], Keith & Mennesson 2023:431 [ref. 40541], Endruweit 2024:71 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Butis amboinensis (Bleeker 1854). Butidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia through Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuata, Fiji and New Caledonia, north to southern Japan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

aruensis, Bostrychus Weber [M.] 1911:44, Pl. 2 (fig. 4) [Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Frankfurt-a.-M. v. 34 (no. 1); ref. 14827] Terangan and Central Kobroor, Aru Island, Aru Islands, Maluku, Indonesia. Syntypes: (26) NMBA 2756 (1); SMF 6667 (1), 6668-69 (2) 6670-76 (7), 6677-88 (12); ZMA 110942 (2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:96 [ref. 19236], Kottelat & Sutter 1988:56 [ref. 13796]. •Valid as Bostrichthys aruensis (Weber 1911) -- (Allen 1991:152 [ref. 21090]). •Valid as Bostrychus aruensis Weber 1911 -- (Hoese & Kottelat 2005:185 [ref. 28262], Parenti 2021:19 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Bostrychus aruensis Weber 1911. Butidae. Distribution: Aru Islands (Maluku, Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater.

aruensis, Eleotris (Oxyeleotris) Weber [M.] 1911:33, Pl. 1 (fig. 5) [Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Frankfurt-a.-M. v. 34 (no. 1); ref. 14827] Terangan and Central Kobroor, Aru Island, Aru Islands, Maluku, Indonesia. Syntypes: (22) NMB 2748 (1); SMF 6745 (1), 6746-52 (7), 6753-54 (2), 6755-58 (4), 7400-06 (7), 7407 (1); ZMA 110973 (2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:96 [ref. 19236], Kottelat & Sutter 1988:56 [ref. 13796]. •Valid as Oxyeleotris aruensis (Weber 1911) -- (Allen 1991:168 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 2000:144 [ref. 27467], Unmack 2001:1064 [ref. 25797], Allen et al. 2002:311 [ref. 25930], Hoese 2006:1607 [ref. 28998], Allen et al. 2008:155 [ref. 30265], Larson et al. 2013:187 [ref. 32988], Pusey et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35250], Parenti 2021:25 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris aruensis (Weber 1911). Butidae. Distribution: Australia and Oceania: northern Australia, New Guinea and Aru Islands (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

audebertae, Butis Keith [P.] & Mennesson [M. I.] 2023:456, Fig. 12 [Cybium v. 47 (no. 4); ref. 40541] Siam, Thailand. Holotype: MNHN 2022-0249 [ex A-5103]. Paratypes: BMNH, MNHN, NSMT, SMF. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Butis audebertae Keith & Mennesson 2023. Current status: Valid as Butis audebertae Keith & Mennesson 2023. Butidae. Distribution: Indo-west Pacific: India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

bhutibue, Checlodipterus Hamilton [F.] in McClelland 1839:222 [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Not available, name only. A manuscript name from Hamilton. •In the synonymy of Butis Butis (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Butis butis (Hamilton 1822). Butidae.

buccata, Eleotris Blyth [E.] 1860:145 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Fish markets at Calcutta, India. No types known. •Synonym of Butis amboinensis (Bleeker 1854) -- (Parenti 2021:20 [ref. 38603]). •Species inquirenda -- (Keith & Mennesson 2023:458 [ref. 40541]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Uncertain. Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

butis, Cheilodipterus Hamilton [F.] 1822:57, 367 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] India [Botanical Garden of Calcutta, Ganges River estuary, India]. Neotype: MNHN 2022-0233. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:38 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 37 [ref. 37532]. Neotype designated by Keith & Mennesson 2023:445 [ref. 40541]. •Valid as Butis butis (Hamilton 1822) -- (Roberts 1978:65 [ref. 8886], Maugé 1986:390 [ref. 6218], Hoese 1986:808 [ref. 5670], Wu & Ni in Kuang et al. 1986:269 [ref. 26639], Ataur Rahman 1989:289 [ref. 24860], Zheng 1989:338 [ref. 21202], Pethiyagoda 1991:238 [ref. 20075], Allen 1991:154 [ref. 21090], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:973 [ref. 20764], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:439 [ref. 23876], Kottelat et al. 1993:133 [ref. 23448], Larson & Hoese in McDowall 1996:207 [ref. 22909], Rainboth 1996:194 [ref. 22772], Larson & Williams 1997:370 [ref. 23967], Reinthal & Stiassny 1997:354 [ref. 22780], Fricke 1999:494 [ref. 24106], Johnson 1999:750 [ref. 25471], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:253 [ref. 25480], Allen et al. 2000:139 [ref. 27467], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Allen et al. 2002:318 [ref. 25930], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:174 [ref. 27510], Ataur Rahman 2003:315 [ref. 31338], Hoese 2006:1598 [ref. 28998], Larson et al. 2008:136 [ref. 29532], Allen et al. 2008:150 [ref. 30265], Fricke et al. 2009:98 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:256 [ref. 30449], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:187 [ref. 34464], Huang et al. 2014:107 [ref. 33161], Miesen et al. 2016:92 [ref. 34492], Prokofiev 2016:636 [ref. 35020], Pusey et al. 2017:85 [ref. 35250], Fricke et al. 2018:317 [ref. 35805], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:252 [ref. 36460], Suresh et al. 2018:278 [ref. 36495], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 15 [ref. 38321], Keith et al. 2021:102 [ref. 38257], Parenti 2021:21 [ref. 38603], Taki et al. 2021:422 [ref. 39830], Larson 2022:181 [ref. 39971], Jamandre 2023:167 [ref. 40455], Keith & Mennesson 2023:445 [ref. 40541], Kasim et at. 2025:6 [ref. 42537], Krishnaprasad et al. 2025:4 [ref. 41933]). Current status: Valid as Butis butis (Hamilton 1822). Butidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India, Bangladesh, Seychelles, western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, north to northern Vietnam and southern China, south to northern Australia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

caeca, Oxyeleotris Allen [G. R.] 1996:44, Figs. 1-5 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 23 (no. 1/2); ref. 22222] Creek near Kafa, tributary of the Mubi River, upper Kikori River system, Papua New Guinea, about 6°34.5'S, 143°29.5'E, elevation 650 meters. Holotype (unique): WAM P.31011-001. Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:49 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Oxyeleotris caeca Allen 1996 -- (Romero & Paulson 2001:34 [ref. 26040], Proudlove 2006:200 [ref. 28992], Parenti 2021:25 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris caeca Allen 1996. Butidae. Distribution: Oceania: Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

camerunensis, Eleotris Lönnberg [E.] 1895:195 [Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens Forhandlingar v. 52 (no. 3); ref. 14584] Cameroon. Syntypes: NRM. •Synonym of Bostrychus africanus (Steindachner 1879) -- (Maugé 1986:390 [ref. 6218], Miller & Wongrat 1990:953 [ref. 19381], Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Parenti 2021:19 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bostrychus africanus (Steindachner 1879). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

canina, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1849:20 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Madura Straits near Surabaya and Kammal, Java, Indonesia. Possible types: RMNH 4755. Appeared without distinguishing features in list in Bleeker 1849:5 [ref. 320]. •Valid as Odonteleotris canina (Bleeker 1849) -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:638 [ref. 25122], Larson et al. 2008:138 [ref. 29532], Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Odonteleotris canina (Bleeker 1849). Butidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Java (Indonesia) and Singapore. Habitat: marine.

cantoris, Eleotris Günther [A.] 1861:109 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Penang, Malaysia. Lectotype: BMNH 1860.3.19.577 (half skin). Paralectotypes: BMNH 1860.3.19.581 (half skin). Other localities were listed, but only 2 types specifically mentioned. Lectotype selected by Keith & Mennesson 2021:105 [ref. 38375]. •Synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Parenti 2021:24 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Ophiocara cantoris (Günther 1861) -- (Keith & Mennesson 2021:105 [ref. 38375]). Current status: Valid as Ophiocara cantoris (Günther 1861). Butidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: western Malaya (Malaysia), Singapore to Gulf of Thailand and southern Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

caperatus, Eleotris Cantor [T. E.] 1849:1179 [197] [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2); ref. 715] Penang, Malaysia. Syntypes: BMNH 1860.3.19.575 (1, skin), 1860.3.19.583 (1, skin) On p. 197 of separate. •Synonym of Prionobutis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849) -- (Maugé 1986:397 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849) -- (Miller & Wongrat 1990:954 [ref. 19381], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Huang et al. 2014:107 [ref. 33161], Parenti 2021:21 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:182 [ref. 39971], Keith & Mennesson 2023:450 [ref. 40541], Endruweit 2024:71 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

chevalieri, Eleotris Pellegrin [J.] 1923:135 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 15421] Fouta Djallon, Guinea, western Africa. Syntypes: MNHN 1906-0344 (5) Ditinn, 1907-0174 (1) Coyon R., 1913-0241 (1) and 0242 (2) Cercle de Pita. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:11 [ref. 19958]. •Synonym of Kribia nana (Boulenger 1901) -- (Maugé 1986:396 [ref. 6218], Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:627 [ref. 21590], Pezold et al. 2007:489 [ref. 30082], Parenti 2021:22 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Kribia nana (Boulenger 1901). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater.

colasi, Oxyeleotris Pouyaud [L.], Kadarusman [no initials] & Hadiaty [R. K.] in Pouyaud, Kadarusman, Hadiaty, Slembrouck, Lemauk, et al. 2013:524, Figs. 1-4 [Cybium v. 36 (no. 4) [2012]; ref. 32533] 3°19.414"S, 113°44.798"E, Jabuenggara Cave on the border of Selewiki Lake, 14 km south of Urisa village, west of Lengguru, Kaimana, West Papur Province, Indonesia. Holotype: MZB 20031. Paratypes: MNHN 2012-0034 (4), MZB 20032 (4), •Valid as Oxyeleotris colasi Pouyaud, Kadarusman & Hadiaty 2013 -- (Parenti 2021:25 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris colasi Pouyaud, Kadarusman & Hadiaty 2013. Butidae. Distribution: Oceania: Lengguru (West Papua, Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater.

crescens, Eleotris De Vis [C. W.] 1886:33 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 17388] Gracemere and other lagoons, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: (3) AMS I.390 (1); QM I.948 (1, dry mount), I.3037 (1). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:164-165 [ref. 2676]. •Synonym of Oxyeleotris lineolata (Steindachner 1867) -- (Hoese 2006:1608 [ref. 28998], Parenti 2021:25 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Oxyeleotris lineolata (Steindachner 1867). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

dalyensis, Eleotris Rendahl [H.] 1922:192 [Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne v. 60; ref. 3701] Daly River, Arnhem Land, northwestern Australia. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. Paratypes: (10) NRM 10446 (1). Specimen ZMUO J1101 is labeled holotype and J5234 as paratype but they are not types according to Pethon 1969:1, 9 [ref. 19268]. •Synonym of Oxyeleotris lineolata (Steindachner 1867) -- (Hoese 2006:1608 [ref. 28998]). •Synonym of Oxyeleotris selheimi (Maclaey 1884) -- (Larson et al. 2013:188 [ref. 32988], Parenti 2021:26 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Oxyeleotris selheimi (Macleay 1884). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

darwiniense, Agonostoma Macleay [W.] 1878:360, Pl. 9 (fig. 8) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 17573] Port Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.14855 (1), I.16385-001 [ex MAMU F970] (14). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:166 [ref. 2676], Stanbury 1969:208 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Larson & Williams 1997:371 [ref. 23967], Hoese 2006:1607 [ref. 28998], Larson et al. 2013:187 [ref. 32988]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Parenti 2021:24 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Keith & Mennesson 2021:100 [ref. 38375], Kobayashi & Sato 2023:6 [ref. 40357]). Current status: Synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

dasyrhynchus, Eleotris Günther [A.] 1868:265 [2], Pl. 12 (fig. B) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (no. 4) (art. 34); ref. 14074] Sarawak state, Borneo, East Malaysia. Syntypes: BMNH 1868.1.28.20-22 (3), MSNG 12692 (5), ZMB 6791 (1). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:341 [ref. 10350]. On p. 2 of separate. Spelled dasyrhyncus in plate caption; first reviser not researched (possibly Eschmeyer et al. 1998:457 selecting dasyrhynchus accordinhg to Kottelat (2013)). •Valid as Prionobutis dasyrhynchus (Günther 1868) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:135 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:247 [ref. 23210], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:28 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Prionobutis dasyrhynchus (Günther 1868). Butidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Borneo (East Malaysia). Habitat: freshwater.

delagoensis, Eleotris Barnard [K. H.] 1927:70 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 20 (no. 115) (art. 8); ref. 193] Delagoa Bay, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAM 15548. Also appeared as new in Barnard 1927:811 [ref. 194]. •Synonym of Prionobutis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849) -- (Maugé 1986:397 [ref. 6218], Hoese 1986:810 [ref. 5670]). •Synonym of Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849) -- (Miller & Wongrat 1990:954 [ref. 19381], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:21 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:182 [ref. 39971]). •Valid as Butis delagoensis (Barnard 1927) -- (Keith & Mennesson 2023:451 [ref. 40541]). Current status: Valid as Butis delagoensis (Barnard 1927). Butidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique, Madagascar to India. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

diepiptera, Scorpaena Bianconi [G. G.] 1862:390 [=290], Pl. 11 (fig. 1) [Specimina zoologica mosambicana; ref. 295] Mozambique. No types known. Name also appeared in Bianconi 1862:474 [ref. 26456] with figure. •Synonym of Butis butis (Hamilton 1822) -- (Parenti 2021:21 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849) -- (Larson 2022:182 [ref. 39971]). •Species inquirenda -- (Keith & Mennesson 2023:458 [ref. 40541]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Uncertain. Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

donghaiensis, Bostrychus Zhang [R.-R.], Yang [K.], Luo [D.] & Ding [S.-X.] 2024:82, Fig. 1 [Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 41552] Coastal waters of Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, China. Holotype: MORG 20220001. Paratypes: MORG 20220002-0017 (16). •Valid as Bostrychus donghaiensis Zhang, Yang, Luo & Ding 2024. Current status: Valid as Bostrychus donghaiensis Zhang, Yang, Luo & Ding 2024. Butidae. Distribution: East Asia: western East China Sea, China. Habitat: brackish, marine.

elongata, Kribia nana Blache [J.] & Miton [F.] 1961:399 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 32 (no. 5) (1960); ref. 7449] Mayo Koubao [Koubas], tributary of Logone supérieur, entre Moundou and Domane, Chad basin. Syntypes: MNHN 1959-0413 (now 3); 1959-0240 (1). Type catalog: Blanc 1961:274 [ref. 20870], Bauchot et al. 1991:16 [ref. 19958]. •Synonym of Kribia nana (Boulenger 1901) -- (Maugé 1986:396 [ref. 6218], Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:827 [ref. 21590], Parenti 2021:22 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Kribia nana (Boulenger 1901). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater.

expatria, Boroda Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:59, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Philippines (exact locality unknown, probably Lake Manguao). Holotype: BSMP 11468 (presumed destroyed). Paratypes: BSMP (5) presumed destroyed. Additional material: BSMP (16) presumed destroyed. •Valid as Bostrychus expatria (Herre 1927) -- (Parenti 2021:20 [ref. 38603], Jamandre 2023:167 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Bostrychus expatria (Herre 1927). Butidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Lake Manguao, Palawan (Philippines) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

fimbriatus, Eleotris Weber [M.] 1907:254 [Süsswasserfische von Neu-Guinea v. 5 (Zool.) pt 2; ref. 4599] Etna Bai, southwestern New Guinea. Holotype (unique): ZMA 111814. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:96 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Oxyeleotris fimbriata (Weber 1907) -- (Roberts 1978:65 [ref. 8886], Allen & Hoese 1986:97 [ref. 6252], Allen & Coates 1990:102 [ref. 25561], Allen & Coates 1990:133 [ref. 15715], Allen 1991:168 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 1992:302 [ref. 21400], Allen & Jebb 1993:239 [ref. 21102], Allen & Renyaan 1996:55 [ref. 22224], Allen et al. 2000:145 [ref. 27467] dated 1908, Unmack 2001:1064 [ref. 25797], Allen et al. 2002:312 [ref. 25930], Hoese 2006:1607 [ref. 28998] dated 1908, Allen et al. 2008:156 [ref. 30265], Pusey et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35250], Parenti 2021:25 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris fimbriata (Weber 1907). Butidae. Distribution: Australia and Oceania: northern Australia and New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

gigas, Ophiocara Kobayashi [H.] & Sato [M.] 2023:17, Figs. 4d, 7b, 13-16 [Ichthyological Research v. 71 (no. 1); ref. 40357] Maira River, Iriomote Island, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Holotype: NSMT-P 145323. Paratypes: (38) BLIP, BMNH, KPM, NSMT, RUMF, URM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Ophiocara gigas Kobayashi & Sato 2023. Current status: Valid as Ophiocara gigas Kobayashi & Sato 2023. Butidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Japan, Philippines, Palau, Micronesia, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

gymnopomus, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1853:274 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12580] Western Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Butis gymnopomus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:134 [ref. 23448], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:562 [ref. 27969], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293] dated 1854, Tan & Lim 2004:110 [ref. 27716], Larson et al. 2008:137 [ref. 29532], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Batuwita et al. 2016:252 [ref. 34819], Parenti 2021:21 [ref. 38603], Jamandre 2023:167 [ref. 40455], Keith & Mennesson 2023:447 [ref. 40541], Kasim et at. 2025:6 [ref. 42537], Krishnaprasad et al. 2025:4 [ref. 41933]). Current status: Valid as Butis gymnopomus (Bleeker 1853). Butidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

herwerdenii, Eleotris Weber [M.] 1910:238 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 32 (pt. 4) (art. 28); ref. 14597] Lorentz River, western New Guinea. Syntypes: BMNH 1913.12.15.35; FMNH 52462 [CM 720] (1) Lorentz R.; RMNH 15430 [ex ZMA] (1); ZMA 112931-34 (1, 1, 2, 2), 112936-38 (1, 1, 5). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:97 [ref. 19236], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:33 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Bunaka herwerdenii (Weber 1910) -- (Roberts 1978:65 [ref. 8886]). •Valid as Oxyeleotris herwerdenii (Weber 1910) -- (Allen 1991:169 [ref. 21090]). •Mention as Oxyeleotris herwerdenii -- (Allen et al. 2000:148 [ref. 27467] as herwerdinii, Allen et al. 2008:157 [ref. 30265], Morgan et al. 2011:20 [ref. 31262], Parenti 2021:25 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris herwerdenii (Weber 1910). Butidae. Distribution: Oceania: central-southern New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

heterodon, Eleotris (Oxyeleotris) Weber [M.] 1907:255, Pl. 13 (fig. 7) [Süsswasserfische von Neu-Guinea v. 5 (Zool.) pt 2; ref. 4599] Lake Sentani and Moso River, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Syntypes: (14) BMNH 1913.12.15.34 (1); FMNH 52460 [ex CM 720] (1) Lake Sentani; NMW 57206 (1); ZMA 112072-74 (1, 1, 7). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:97 [ref. 19236], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:33 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Oxyeleotris heterodon (Weber 1907) -- (Allen & Coates 1990:103 [ref. 25561], Allen & Coates 1990:133 [ref. 15715], Allen 1991:170 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 1992:302 [ref. 21400], Parenti 2021:25 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris heterodon (Weber 1907). Butidae. Distribution: Oceania: West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

heterolepis, Eleotris Günther [A.] 1869:445 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 3 (no. 18) (art. 55); ref. 18191] Lower Sarawak River basin, Sarawak state, Borneo, East Malaysia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1868.6.9.16. Not a type: MSNG 6805 (1, not found in 1995). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:342 [ref. 10350], Tan & Grinang 2018:209 [ref. 36074]. Comments on type locality see Tan & Grinang 2018:7 [ref. 36074]. •Valid as Pogoneleotris heterolepis (Günther 1869) -- (Kottelat & Lim 1996:247 [ref. 23210], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:639 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Parenti & Lim 2005:194 [ref. 28285], Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Tan & Grinang 2018:203 [ref. 36074], Larson & Tan 2019:385 [ref. 36912], Parenti 2021:27 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Pogoneleotris heterolepis (Günther 1869). Butidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: southern Sarawak (Borneo, Malaysia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

hualienensis, Formosaneleotris Chen [I-S.] 2024:236, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 5550 (no. 1); ref. 41750] Hualien River basin, Jian Village, Hualien County Taiwan, ROC. Holotype (unique): NTOUP 2006-03-458. •Valid as Formosaneleotris hualienensis Chen 2024 -- (Larson et al. 2025:562 [ref. 42285]). Current status: Valid as Formosaneleotris hualienensis Chen 2024. Butidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Hualien River basin (Taiwan); Tetepare (Solomon Islands). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

huberti, Butis Keith [P.] & Mennesson [M. I.] 2023:457, Figs. 13 [Cybium v. 47 (no. 4); ref. 40541] Tra Vinh, Vietnam. Holotype: MNHN 2001-3146. Paratype: BMNH 1894.1.19.31 (1). •Valid as Butis huberti Keith & Mennesson 2023. Current status: Valid as Butis huberti Keith & Mennesson 2023. Butidae. Distribution: Indo-west Pacific: Borneo and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

humeralis, Eleotris Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:246 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Bay of Bengal, India. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1563. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:13 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Butis humeralis (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:134 [ref. 23448], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:253 [ref. 25480], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Larson et al. 2008:137 [ref. 29532], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:188 [ref. 34464], Motomura et al. 2017:195 [ref. 35490], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 15 [ref. 38321] misidentified, Parenti 2021:21 [ref. 38603], Taki et al. 2021:423 [ref. 39830], Larson 2022:181 [ref. 39971], Keith & Mennesson 2023:448 [ref. 40541]). Current status: Valid as Butis humeralis (Valenciennes 1837). Butidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Habitat: brackish, marine.

immaculatis, Eleotris Macleay [W.] 1883:268 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 17587] Keremma River, Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea. Holotype (unique): AMS I.9069. •Synonym of Oxyeleotris lineolata (Steindachner 1867) -- (Parenti 2021:25 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Oxyeleotris lineolata (Steindachner 1867). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

iota, Lindemanella Whitley [G. P.] 1935:242 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 4); ref. 4683] Freshwater creek on Lindeman Island, northern Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS IA.6411. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:170 [ref. 2676]. •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Hoese 2006:1607 [ref. 28998]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Parenti 2021:24 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989], Keith & Mennesson 2021:100 [ref. 38375], Kobayashi & Sato 2023:6 [ref. 40357]). Current status: Synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

itimbiriensis, Eleotris nana David [L.] & Poll [M.] 1937:244 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 3 (fasc. 5); ref. 1043] Koteli, Congo. Syntypes: (12) MRAC 23115-18 (4), 25537-39 (3), 25540-42 (3). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:39 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Kribia nana (Boulenger 1901) -- (Maugé 1986:396 [ref. 6218], Parenti 2021:22 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Kribia nana (Boulenger 1901). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater.

jordani, Gigantogobius Fowler [H. W.] 1905:511, Fig. 13 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 57; ref. 1370] Baram River, Sarawak state, Borneo, East Malaysia. Holotype: ANSP 25746 [ex WIAP 2387] (missing). Paratypes: ANSP 25748 [ex WIAP 2763] (1, missing). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:134 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1984:107 [ref. 13621]. •Questionably a synonym of Oxyeleotris marmorata (Bleeker 1852) -- (Roberts 1989:166 [ref. 6439]). •Synonym of Oxyeleotris marmorata (Bleeker 1852) -- (Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:26 [ref. 38603], Endruweit 2024:74 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Oxyeleotris marmorata (Bleeker 1852). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

katangae, Eleotris nana David [L.] & Poll [M.] 1937:244 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 3 (fasc. 5); ref. 1043] Mulongo, Lualaba River, Zaire. Syntypes: (4) MRAC 23217-20 (4). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:39 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Kribia nana (Boulenger 1901) -- (Maugé 1986:396 [ref. 6218], Parenti 2021:22 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Kribia nana (Boulenger 1901). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater.

koilomatodon, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1849:21 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Madura Straits near Surabaya and Kammal, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 4818 (some of 11, ? holotype 80 mm, not found yet). Appeared without distinguishing features in list in Bleeker 1849:5 [ref. 320]. Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989] says a holotype. •Valid as Prionobutis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849) -- (Maugé 1986:397 [ref. 6218], Hoese 1986:810 [ref. 5670], Wu & Ni in Kuang et al. 1986:267 [ref. 26639], Rainboth 1996:196 [ref. 22772]). •Valid as Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849) -- (Miller & Wongrat 1990:954 [ref. 19381], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:824 [ref. 21590], Kottelat et al. 1993:134 [ref. 23448], Larson & Williams 1997:371 [ref. 23967], Johnson 1999:750 [ref. 25471], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Lasso-Alcalá et al. 2005:211 [ref. 28375], Hoese 2006:1598 [ref. 28998], Pezold et al. 2007:475 [ref. 30082], Larson et al. 2008:138 [ref. 29532], Shibukawa 2009:257 [ref. 30449], Lasso-Alcalá et al. 2011:575 [ref. 31520], Larson et al. 2013:185 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:188 [ref. 34464], Huang et al. 2014:107 [ref. 33161], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2015:77 [ref. 34319], Miller in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2829 [ref. 34618], Guimarães et al. 2017:299 [ref. 36428], Motomura et al. 2017:196 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:317 [ref. 35805], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:252 [ref. 36460], Hossin et al. 2019:85 [ref. 37000], Psomadakis et al. 2020:546 [ref. 37272], Carvalho-Filho in Marceniuk et al. 2021:221 [ref. 38945], Parenti 2021:21 [ref. 38603], Taki et al. 2021:421 [ref. 39830], Larson 2022:182 [ref. 39971], Carvalho-Filho 2023:234 [ref. 40480], Jamandre 2023:167 [ref. 40455], Keith & Mennesson 2023:450 [ref. 40541], Endruweit 2024:71 [ref. 41040], Krishnaprasad et al. 2025:4 [ref. 41933]). Current status: Valid as Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849). Butidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Thailand, Indonesia, north to northern Vietnam and southern China, south to Papua New Guinea and northern Australia. Invasive in western Atlantic from Panama south to São Paulo (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

kraussii, Eleotris Steindachner [F.] 1880:no page number, Pl. 1 (figs 1-1a) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 80 (nos 1-2); ref. 4229] Lagos, 6°27'N, 3°24'E, Nigeria. Holotype (unique): SMNS 1490. Type catalog: Fricke 1995:12-13 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:36 [ref. 29864]. The description evidently was omitted, but the name dates to the legend to Pl. 1 on p. 191. Fricke 1995:13 [ref. 28100] selected africana over kraussii (described in the same work). •Synonym of Bostrychus africanus (Steindachner 1879) -- (P. Miller, pers. comm. in Fricke 1995:12 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:36 [ref. 29864], Parenti 2021:19 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bostrychus africanus (Steindachner 1879). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

kribensis, Eleotris Boulenger [G. A.] 1907:52 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 20 (no. 115) (art. 9); ref. 15135] Kribi River, southern Cameroon. Syntypes: (many) BMNH 1907.5.22.235-243 (9?), ?NMW 78428 (2). •Valid as Kribia kribensis (Boulenger 1907) -- (Maugé 1986:395 [ref. 6218], Lévêque et al. 1989:123 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:826 [ref. 21590], Dankwa et al. 1999:49 [ref. 28023], Pezold et al. 2007:487 [ref. 30082], Pezold et al. 2016:107 [ref. 34870], Parenti 2021:22 [ref. 38603], Fermon et al. 2022:220 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Kribia kribensis (Boulenger 1907). Butidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Guinea south to Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

kuak, Eleotris Montrouzier [X.] 1857:465 [187] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. MGHNL (lost). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:49 [ref. 19958]. On p. 187 of reprint. •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Bauchot et al. 1991:49 [ref. 19958]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Parenti 2021:24 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989], Keith & Mennesson 2021:100 [ref. 38375], Kobayashi & Sato 2023:6 [ref. 40357]). Current status: Synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

leonensis, Eleotris Boulenger [G. A.] 1916:15 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 4; ref. 585] Maka, Sierra Leone. Syntypes: BMNH 1914.12.9.12-13 (2). Additional material: (7). •Valid as Kribia leonensis (Boulenger 1916) -- (Maugé 1986:395 [ref. 6218], Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:825 [ref. 21590], Parenti 2021:22 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Kribia leonensis (Boulenger 1916). Butidae. Distribution: West Africa: Sierra Leone. Habitat: freshwater.

leucurus, Butis Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1905:794, Fig. 13 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 28 (no. 1407); ref. 2495] Negros, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 51953. Additional material: (several). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:123 [ref. 2676]. •Synonym of Butis amboinensis (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989] with question, Parenti 2021:21 [ref. 38603], Endruweit 2024:71 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Butis amboinensis (Bleeker 1854). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

limosus, Eleotris Smith [J. L. B.] 1936:52, Pls. 4, 5 (fig. B) [Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa v. 24 (pt 1); ref. 13749] Isipingo lagoon, South Africa. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 95 [ex AMG]. •Synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Maugé 1986:397 [ref. 6218], Keith & Mennesson 2021:102 [ref. 38375], Larson 2022:186 [ref. 39971]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Parenti 2021:24 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

lineolatus, Eleotris Steindachner [F.] 1867:13 [5] [Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften v. 55 (1. Abth.); ref. 4214] Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): NMW 77249. On p. 5 of separate. Species should be spelled lineolata in genus Oxyeleotris. •Valid as Oxyeleotris lineolatus (Steindachner 1867) -- (Larson & Martin 1990:71 [ref. 16606] as lineolata, Allen 1991:170 [ref. 21090], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], Unmack 2001:1064 [ref. 25797], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2002:313 [ref. 25930], Hoese 2006:1608 [ref. 28998], Morgan et al. 2011:20 [ref. 31262], Hammer et al. 2012:67 [ref. 32389], Pouyard et al. 2013:527 [ref. 32533], Larson et al. 2013:187 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:155 [ref. 33932], Pusey et al. 2017:83 [ref. 35250], Parenti 2021:25 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris lineolata (Steindachner 1867). Butidae. Distribution: Australia and Oceania: northern Australia and New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

litoralis, Eleotris Day [F.] 1876:314 [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Andaman Islands, east of Bay of Bengal. Holotype (unique): ZSI 111 (lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:980 [ref. 20764], Keith & Mennesson 2021:102 [ref. 38375]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Parenti 2021:24 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

longicauda, Eleotris De Vis [C. W.] 1884:691 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.98. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:175 [ref. 2676]. •Synonym of Butis butis (Hamilton 1822) -- (Hoese 2006:1598 [ref. 28998], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:21 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Butis prismaticus (Bleeker 1849) -- (Keith & Mennesson 2023:453 [ref. 40541]). Current status: Synonym of Butis prismaticus (Bleeker 1849). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

macrodon, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1853:104, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 8); ref. 341] Hooghly River at Calcutta, India. Holotype (unique): ?RMNH 4472. •Valid as Odonteleotris macrodon (Bleeker 1853) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:978 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:135 [ref. 23448], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:638 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Hoese 2006:1606 [ref. 28998], Larson et al. 2013:186 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603], Kobayashi et al. 2023:166 [ref. 40388]). Current status: Valid as Odonteleotris macrodon (Bleeker 1853). Butidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific watersheds: eastern India and Myanmar east to Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

macrolepidota, Sciaena Bloch [M. E.] 1792:40, Pl. 298 [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6; ref. 470] Valparaiso, South America. Holotype (unique): ZMB 2155. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:50 [ref. 19958], Paepke 1999:77 [ref. 24282]. Spelled macrollpidotus on plate; first reviser not researched, but macrollpidotus probably a typesetting error. On p. 35 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 9 [ref. 21381]. •Valid as Ophiocara macrolepidota (Bloch 1792) -- (Maugé 1986:397 [ref. 6218], Fricke et al. 2018:320 [ref. 35805]). •Valid as Ophiocara macrolepidotum (Bloch 1792) -- (Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603]). •Possibly a species of Dormitator -- (Keith & Mennesson 2021:100 [ref. 38375]). Current status: Uncertain as Ophiocara macrolepidotum (Bloch 1792). Butidae. Distribution: South America ? Habitat: freshwater.

macrostoma, Ophiocara Kobayashi [H.] & Sato [M.] 2023:24, Figs. 4e, 7c, 17-20 [Ichthyological Research v. 71 (no. 1); ref. 40357] Utara River at Urauchi River basin, Iriomoto Island, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Holotype: NSMT-P 145332. Paratypes: (34) BMNH, KPM, NSMT, RUMF. •Valid as Ophiocara macrostoma Kobayashi & Sato 2023. Current status: Valid as Ophiocara macrostoma Kobayashi & Sato 2023. Butidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

madagascariensis, Eleotris Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:240 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Madagascar. Syntypes: MNHN A-1683 (1) [= a species of Eleotris], A-2709 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:13 [ref. 19958]. •Synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Maugé 1986:397 [ref. 6218], Keith & Mennesson 2021:102 [ref. 38375], Larson 2022:186 [ref. 39971]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

malua, Boroda Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:414 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Sepik River at Malu, New Guinea. Holotype: FMNH 17349. Paratypes: (6) FMNH 17350-51 (1, 1); CAS-SU 24446 (2). Additional material: (4, young). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:138 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:105 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:16 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Oxyeleotris heterodon (Weber 1907) -- (Allen & Coates 1990:103 [ref. 25561], Parenti 2021:25 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Oxyeleotris heterodon (Weber 1907). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

marmorata, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1852:424 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 16827] Bandjarmasin, Borneo, and Palembang, southeastern Sumatra, Indonesia. Possible syntypes: RMNH 4925 (1), 6203 (1 of 9). •Valid as Oxyeleotris marmorata (Bleeker 1852) -- (Roberts 1989:166 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:135 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:246 [ref. 23210], Rainboth 1996:196 [ref. 22772], Ng & Tan 1999:364 [ref. 24159], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:639 [ref. 25122], Freyhof et al. 2000:97 [ref. 25184], Kottelat 2001:155 [ref. 25780], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Grinang & Lim 2004:292 [ref. 28551], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:165 [ref. 28284], Parenti & Lim 2005:194 [ref. 28285], Larson et al. 2008:138 [ref. 29532], Pouyard et al. 2013:527 [ref. 32533], Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:48 [ref. 33971], Miesen et al. 2016:92 [ref. 34492], Prokofiev 2016:636 [ref. 35020], Motomura et al. 2017:196 [ref. 35490], Ng et al. 2019:532 [ref. 36606], Fu et al. 2021:9573 [ref. 39347], Parenti 2021:26 [ref. 38603], Taki et al. 2021:426 [ref. 39830], Hasan et al. 2022:6035 [ref. 39888], Ahmad et al. 2023:119 [ref. 41243], Chan et al. 2023:140 [ref. 40365], Jamandre 2023:167 [ref. 40455], Endruweit 2024:74 [ref. 41040], Kasim et at. 2025:6 [ref. 42537]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris marmorata (Bleeker 1852). Butidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Malaysia, Mekong River basin (Vietnam to Yunnan/China), Borneo, Philippines and Fiji. Introduced in Hong Kong (China). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

melanostigma, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1849:23 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Madura Straits near Surabaya and Kammal, Java, Indonesia. Possible types: RMNH 6202 (numerous specimens). •Valid as Butis melanostigma (Bleeker 1849) -- (Hoese 1986:808 [ref. 5670], Ataur Rahman 1989:288 [ref. 24860], Allen 1991:154 [ref. 21090], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:974 [ref. 20764], Ataur Rahman 2003:314 [ref. 31338], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 15 [ref. 38321] misidentified). •Synonym of Butis humeralis (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Sadovy & Cornish 2000:253 [ref. 25480], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:21 [ref. 38603], Keith & Mennesson 2023:448 [ref. 40541]). Current status: Synonym of Butis humeralis (Valenciennes 1837). Butidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

mertoni, Eleotris (Oxyeleotris) Weber [M.] 1911:33, Pl. 1 (fig. 5) [Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Frankfurt-a.-M. v. 34 (no. 1); ref. 14827] Terangan, Aru Island, Aru Islands, Maluku, Indonesia. Syntypes: (4) SMF 7408-10 (1, 1, 1); ZMA 112659 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:97 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Oxyeleotris mertoni (Weber 1911) -- (Parenti 2021:26 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris mertoni (Weber 1911). Butidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Maluku (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

microphthalmus, Bostrychus Hoese [D. F.] & Kottelat [M.] 2005:185, Figs. 1-3 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 16 (no. 2); ref. 28262] Gua Tanette, Kapang, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype: MZB 5942. Paratypes: AMS I.43460-001 (2), CMK 7241 (2), MNHN 2004-3089, MZB 5943. •Valid as Bostrychus microphthalmus Hoese & Kottelat 2005 -- (Larson 2008:147 [ref. 30001], Kottelat 2013:389 [ref. 32989], Miesen et al. 2016:92 [ref. 34492], Parenti 2021:20 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Bostrychus microphthalmus Hoese & Kottelat 2005. Butidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Sulawesi Selatan (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater.

microps, Pogoneleotris Weber [M.] 1907:258, Pl. 13 (figs. 4a-b) [Süsswasserfische von Neu-Guinea v. 5 (Zool.) pt 2; ref. 4599] Tawarin River and Merauke River, New Guinea. Syntypes: (24) ?BMNH 1913.12.15.33 (1); FMNH 52459 [not 53459, ex CM 717] (1) Merauke R.; SMF 17485 (1); ZMA 112084 (16), 112086 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:103 [ref. 19236], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:68 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Prionobutis microps (Weber 1907) -- (Roberts 1978:68 [ref. 8886], Allen & Swainston 1988:138 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:222 [ref. 23977], Johnson 1999:750 [ref. 25471], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293] dated 1908, Allen et al. 2002:320 [ref. 25930], Hoese 2006:1609 [ref. 28998] dated 1908, Allen et al. 2008:161 [ref. 30265], Larson et al. 2013:188 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:188 [ref. 34464], Fricke et al. 2014:156 [ref. 33932], Pusey et al. 2017:86 [ref. 35250], Parenti 2021:28 [ref. 38603], Hasan et al. 2022:50 [ref. 39332], Hasan et al. 2023:2209 [ref. 40412], Chakraborty et al. 2025:[2] [ref. 42463]). Current status: Valid as Prionobutis microps (Weber 1907). Butidae. Distribution: Northern Australia and New Guinea; East Asia: Malaya (mayasia), Thailand, Java (Indonesia). Invasive in eastern India. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

multisquamatus, Incara Rao [V. V.] 1971:329, Figs. 1-2 [Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India v. 11 (nos 1-2) [1969]; ref. 12496] Godavari estuary, eastern India. Holotype (unique): ZMAU. The genus Incara is based on an artificial combination of letters and was treated by the author as masculine; so the correct spelling is Incara multisquamata. See Das 2003:372 [ref. 27706] but spelled multisguamatus. •Valid as Incara multisquamatus Rao 1971 -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:977 [ref. 20764], Larson & Williams 1997:371 [ref. 23967], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293] as multisquamata, Hoese 2006:1604 [ref. 28998]. Larson et al. 2013:186 [ref. 32988] as multisquamata, Parenti 2021:22 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Incara multisquamatus Rao 1971. Butidae. Distribution: Northeastern Indian Ocean: Godavari estuary (India). Habitat: brackish, marine.

nanus, Eleotris Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:446, Fig. 39 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 8 (no. 47) (art. 55); ref. 557] Pond 3 miles north of Kermeh, Fashoda and mouth of Lake No, White Nile River, Sudan. Syntypes: BMNH 1907.12.2.3660 (1) Kermeh. •Valid as Kribia nana (Boulenger 1901) -- (Maugé 1986:395-396 [ref. 6218], Lévêque et al. 1989:123 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:827 [ref. 21590], Dankwa et al. 1999:50 [ref. 28023], Pezold et al. 2007:487 [ref. 30082], Kullander & Roberts 2012:367 [ref. 31751], Pezold et al. 2016:107 [ref. 34870], Neumann et al. 2016:307 [ref. 35036], Parenti 2021:22 [ref. 38603], Fermon et al. 2022:220 [ref. 39448], Abdalla & Adam 2024:9 [ref. 42447], Oladipo et al. 2025:42 [ref. 42344]). Current status: Valid as Kribia nana (Boulenger 1901). Butidae. Distribution: Africa: West Africa, Nile River basin, Niger River basin and Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

novaeguineae, Oxyeleotris urophthalmus var. Koumans [F. P.] 1936:130 [Zoologische Mededeelingen (Leiden) v. 19; ref. 13711] Lorentz River, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Syntypes: (8) ZMA 104113 (7). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:101 [ref. 19236]. Originally as novae-guineae. •Synonym of Oxyeleotris urophthalmus (Bleeker 1851) -- (Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:27 [ref. 38603] as urophthalma). Current status: Uncertain as Oxyeleotris urophthalmus (Bleeker 1851). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

nullipora, Oxyeleotris Roberts [T. R.] 1978:67, Fig. 38c [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 281; ref. 8886] Middle Fly River, Papua New Guinea, 6°24.4'S, 140°56.5'E. Holotype: USNM 217298. Paratypes: AMS 27088-001 [ex USNM 217298] (1); KFRS F.4509.01 [ex USNM 217299] (1); USNM 217299-300 (5, 1). •Valid as Oxyeleotris nullipora Roberts 1978 -- (Larson & Martin 1990:74 [ref. 16606], Allen 1991:170 [ref. 21090], Allen & Renyaan 1996:55 [ref. 22224], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], Allen et al. 2000:146 [ref. 27467], Unmack 2001:1064 [ref. 25797], Allen et al. 2002:314 [ref. 25930], Hoese 2006:1608 [ref. 28998], Allen et al. 2008:158 [ref. 30265], Larson et al. 2013:187 [ref. 32988], Pusey et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35250], Parenti 2021:26 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris nullipora Roberts 1978. Butidae. Distribution: Australia and Oceania: northern Australia and central-southern New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

ocellicauda, Philypnus Richardson [J.] 1844:59 [Ichthyology.--Part 1. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur; ref. 3739] Bocca Tigris, China Seas. No types known. Illustrated in Richardson 1845, Pl. 56 (figs. 15-16) [ref. 20574]. •Synonym of Philypnus sinensis (Lacepède 1801) -- (Richardson 1845:149 [ref. 20575]). •Synonym of Bostrichthys sinensis (Lacepède 1801) -- (Zheng 1989:339 [ref. 21202]). •Synonym of Bostrychus sinensis Lacepède 1801 -- (Kottelat 2013:389 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:20 [ref. 38603], Endruweit 2024:72 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Bostrychus sinensis Lacepède 1801. Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

ophicephalus, Eleotris Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:239 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1549. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:14 [ref. 19958]. Type information: Roberts 1993:43 [ref. 21799]. Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989] indicates that the species epithet is indeclinable. Catalog number of holotype corrected according to Keith & Mennesson 2021:254, erratum [ref. 38375]. •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Maugé 1986:396 [ref. 6218], Roberts 1993:43 [ref. 21799], Fricke 1999:496 [ref. 24106], Hoese 2006:1607 [ref. 28998]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989], Keith & Mennesson 2021:100 [ref. 38375], Keith et al. 2021:104 [ref. 38257], Furuhashi et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40140], Kobayashi & Sato 2023:6 [ref. 40357]). Current status: Valid as Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837). Butidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines, north to Taiwan and Japan, south to Northern Territory (Australia), northern Queensland and Lizard Island (Australia), Solomon Islands and New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

ophicephalus, Philypnus Bleeker [P.] 1849:20 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Madura Straits and Surabaya, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 4502 (largest plus one more of 6) Appeared without distinguishing features in list in Bleeker 1849:5 [ref. 320]. •Synonym of Bostrychus sinensis Lacepède 1801 -- (Kottelat 2013:389 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:20 [ref. 38603], Endruweit 2024:72 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Bostrychus sinensis Lacepède 1801. Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

papa, Eleotris De Vis [C. W.] in Ogilby 1910:24 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 23; ref. 3288] Type catalog: Koumans 1940:175 [ref. 2676]. Not available, museum name mentioned in passing under Butis longicauda; from Brisbane River, Queensland (on QM I.6091). Hoese 2006:1598 [ref. 28988] wrongly treats as an available name with a holotype and credited to Ogilby in De Vis. •Not available -- (Parenti 2021:446 [ref. 38603]). •In the synonymy of Butis butis (Hamilton 1822) -- (Hoese 2006:1598 [ref. 28998], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989]) Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Butis butis (Hamilton 1822). Butidae.

paucipora, Oxyeleotris Roberts [T. R.] 1978:67, Fig. 38b [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 281; ref. 8886] Upper Fly River, Papua New Guinea, 6°07.5'S, 141°17.0'E. Holotype: USNM 217293. Paratypes: AMS 27086-001 [ex USNM 217295] (3); BMNH 1980.4.30.1-3 [ex USNM 217295] (3); KFRS 517.01 [ex USNM 217295] (5, missing 2/03); USNM 217294 (7), 217295 (orig. 31, now 20), 217296 (orig. 9, now 6), 217297 (4). •Valid as Oxyeleotris paucipora Roberts 1978 -- (Allen 1991:171 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 2000:147 [ref. 27467], Allen et al. 2008:159 [ref. 30265], Parenti 2021:26 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris paucipora Roberts 1978. Butidae. Distribution: Oceania: central-southern New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Habitat: brackish, marine.

planiceps, Eleotris Castelnau [F. L.] 1878:49 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 762] Norman River, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:50 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Prionobutis planiceps (Castelnau 1878) -- (Parenti 2021:28 [ref. 38603]). •Incertae sedis in Eleotridae -- (Hoese 2006:1610 [ref. 28998] but possibly a senior synonym of Prionobutis microps). Current status: Uncertain as Prionobutis planiceps (Castelnau 1878). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

planiceps, Eleotris Macleay [W.] 1882:69 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 7 (pt 1); ref. 14344] Palmer River, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): MAMU (not found). Macleay described another species with this name in 1883. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Eleotris planiceps Castelnau 1878, replaced by Eleotris selheimi Macleay 1884. •Synonym of Oxyeleotris selheimi (Macleay 1884) -- (Parenti 2021:26 [ref. 38603]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Oxyeleotris selheimi (Macleay 1884). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

platycephalus, Callieleotris Fowler [H. W.] 1934:156, Figs. 123-124 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1417] Bangkok, Thailand. Holotype: ANSP 60009. Paratypes: ANSP 60010 (1). Additonal material or paratypes: ANSP 60008 (1), 60011-12 (2). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:135 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1984:109 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Oxyeleotris marmorata (Bleeker 1852) -- (Roberts 1989:166 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 2001:155 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:26 [ref. 38603], Endruweit 2024:74 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Oxyeleotris marmorata (Bleeker 1852). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

polylepis, Paloa Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:56, Pl. 4 (fig. 3) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Market in Iloilo, Panay, Philippines. Holotype: BSMP (presumed destroyed). Paratypes: BSMP (1) presumed destroyed. •Synonym of Odonteleotris macrodon (Bleeker 1853) -- (Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989] with question, Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Paloa polylepis Herre 1927 -- (Kobayashi et al. 2023:170 [ref. 40388]). Current status: Valid as Paloa polylepis Herre 1927. Butidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Panay (Philippines) endemic. IUCN (2025): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

porocephala, Eleotris Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:237 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Seychelles. Lectotype: MNHN 2020-0477 [ex MNHN IC-A-1573]. Paralectotypes: MNHN A-1573 (4) Seychelles; MNHN A-1574 (2) New Ireland [= Ophiocara ophicephalus]. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:15 [ref. 19958]. Sometimes considered as a simultaneous synonym of Eleotris ophicephalus, Günther (1861:107) apparently gave precedence to ophicephalus. Lectotype selected by Keith & Mennesson 2021:103 [ref. 38375]. Species epithet here treated as an adjective, because Valenciennes named the species [in French] the Porous-headed Eleotris. •Synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:239 [ref. 6441], Maugé 1986:396 [ref. 6218], Hoese 1986:810 [ref. 5670], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:550 [ref. 25598], Allen & Coates 1990:101 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:166 [ref. 21090], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:980 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:135 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:195 [ref. 22772], Larson & Williams 1997:371 [ref. 23967], Fricke 1999:496 [ref. 24106], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:638 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1149 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:107 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Allen et al. 2002:320 [ref. 25930], Mukai et al. 2002:2 [ref. 26177], Nakabo 2002:1149 [ref. 26193], Tan & Lim 2004:110 [ref. 27716], Adrim et al. 2004:126 [ref. 27715], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:197 [ref. 28107], Hoese 2006:1607 [ref. 28998], Larson et al. 2008:138 [ref. 29532], Allen et al. 2008:160 [ref. 30265], Fricke et al. 2009:98 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:257 [ref. 30449], Fricke et al. 2013:269 [ref. 32706], Larson et al. 2013:187 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:156 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:87 [ref. 35333], Pusey et al. 2017:86 [ref. 35250], Fricke et al. 2018:320 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:15 [ref. 36883], Fricke et al. 2019:268 [ref. 36673], Keith & Mennesson 2021:102 [ref. 38375], Taki et al. 2021:42 [ref. 39830], Esmaeili et al. 2022:478 [ref. 39253], Larson 2022:186 [ref. 39971], Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:213 [ref. 40377], Jamandre 2023:167 [ref. 40455], Kobayashi & Sato 2023:16 [ref. 40357], Çiçek et al. 2024:298 [ref. 40789], Fricke et al. 2024:71 [ref. 41255]). •Valid as Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Roberts 1978:65 [ref. 8886], Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603], Kasim et at. 2025:6 [ref. 42537]). Current status: Valid as Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837). Butidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius), Malaysia, western Sumatra, southern Java and southern Bali (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

porocephaloides, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1854:511 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 5965] Priaman, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6198. Original as porocephaloïdes. •Synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:4394 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Keith & Mennesson 2021:102 [ref. 38375]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Parenti 2021:24 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

prismatica, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1849:23 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Madura Straits near Surabaya and Kammal, Java, Indonesia. Possible syntype: RMNH 4470 (1). Appeared without distinguishing features in list in Bleeker 1849:5 [ref. 320]. •Valid as Butis prismaticus (Bleeker 1849) -- (Parenti 2021:22 [ref. 38603], Keith & Mennesson 2023:453 [ref. 40541]). Current status: Valid as Butis prismaticus (Bleeker 1849). Butidae. Distribution: Indo-west Pacific: Sri Lanka, Indonesia to Vietnam and Australia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

raji, Hypseleotris Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1945:401 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 35 (no. 12); ref. 2141] Adyar River, Madras, southern India. Holotype (unique): SU 39863. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:107 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849) -- (Thacker & Unmack 2005:2 [ref. 28186], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:22 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Butis delagoensis (Barnard 1927) -- (Keith & Mennesson 2023:451 [ref. 40541]). Current status: Synonym of Butis delagoensis (Barnard 1927). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

robustus, Eleotris De Vis [C. W.] 1884:692 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Queensland coast, Australia. No types known. •Incertae sedis in Eleotridae -- (Hoese 2006:1610 [ref. 28998], Parenti 2021:440 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Uncertain. Butidae.

scalaris, Bostrychus Larson [H. K.] 2008:148, Figs. 1-6 [The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 24; ref. 30001] Mangrove pool at Sementa River, 3°04.84'N, 101°21.35'E, near Klang, Selengor State, Malaysia. Holotype: NTM S.15552-003. Paratype: Technically the specimen depicted in a Castelnau water color painting (reproduced as Fig. 6 by Larson) from Singapore. •Valid as Bostrychus scalaris Larson 2008 -- (Kottelat 2013:389 [ref. 32989], Hoang et al. 2014:107 [ref. 33161], Parenti 2021:20 [ref. 38603], Taki et al. 2021:424 [ref. 39830], Rusdianto et al. 2024:2 [ref. 41831]). Current status: Valid as Bostrychus scalaris Larson 2008. Butidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, southern Sumatra (Indonesia) and Vietnam. Habitat: brackish.

scintillans, Eleotris Blyth [E.] 1860:146 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Port Blair, Andaman Islands. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Parenti 2021:24 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:980 [ref. 20764]). •Incertae sedis, possibly a species of Incara -- (Keith & Mennesson 2021:103 [ref. 38375]). Current status: Uncertain. Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

selheimi, Eleotris Macleay [W.] 1884:33 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 1); ref. 4932] Palmer River, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): MAMU (not found). Replacement name for Eleotris planiceps Macleay 1882. •Valid as Oxyeleotris selheimi (Macleay 1884) -- (Allen et al. 2000:148 [ref. 27467], Unmack 2001:1064 [ref. 25797], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2002:315 [ref. 25930], Morgan et al. 2004:150 [ref. 27718], Hoese 2006:1608 [ref. 28998], Allen et al. 2008:157 [ref. 30265], Morgan et al. 2011:20 [ref. 31262], Larson et al. 2013:188 [ref. 32988], Pusey et al. 2017:83 [ref. 35250], Parenti 2021:26 [ref. 38603]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris selheimi (Macleay 1884). Butidae. Distribution: Australia: northern Australia. Habitat: freshwater.

serrifrons, Prionobutis Rutter [C. L.] 1897:84 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 49; ref. 12329] Swatow, Shantou, coast of southeastern China. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 4995. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:146 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:107 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849) -- (Miller & Wongrat 1990:954 [ref. 19381], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:21 [ref. 38603], Keith & Mennesson 2023:450 [ref. 40541], Endruweit 2024:71 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

siamensis, Eleotris Günther [A.] 1861:129 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Thailand. Syntypes: BMNH 1859.7.1.64-66 (3). •Valid as Oxyeleotris siamensis (Günther 1861) -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:639 [ref. 25122], Freyhof et al. 2000:97 [ref. 25184], Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:26 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris siamensis (Günther 1861). Butidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Thailand. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

sinensis, Bostrychus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:140, 141 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] China. No types preserved. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:49 [ref. 19958]. Based on a Chinese drawing received via The Netherlands. Figured on Pl. 14 (fig. 2) of Lacepède 1800 [ref. 2709] but with vernacular name. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:159,160 (vol. 8) [ref. 30473]. •Valid as Bostrichthys sinensis (Lacepède 1801) -- (Wu & Ni in Kuang et al. 1986:260 [ref. 26639], Allen & Swainston 1988:138 [ref. 25477], Zheng 1989:339 [ref. 21202], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:423 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:176 [ref. 25213], Allen 1997:222 [ref. 23977]). •Valid as Bostrychus sinensis Lacepède 1801 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:239 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:549 [ref. 25598], Kottelat et al. 1993:133 [ref. 23448], Larson & Williams 1997:370 [ref. 23967], Rainboth 1996:194 [ref. 22772], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1149 [ref. 25182], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Kottelat 2001:60 [ref. 25482], Sakai et al. 2001:106 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:1149 [ref. 26193], Hoese & Kottelat 2005:185 [ref. 28262], Hoese 2006:1597 [ref. 28998], Larson et al. 2008:136 [ref. 29532], Larson 2008:149 [ref. 30001], Larson et al. 2013:185 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:389 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:155 [ref. 33932], Zhang et al. 2016:198 [ref. 34477], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:251 [ref. 36460], Parenti 2021:20 [ref. 38603], Taki et al. 2021:424 [ref. 39830], Jamandre 2023:167 [ref. 40455], Endruweit 2024:72 [ref. 41040], Zhang et al. 2024:83 [ref. 41552]). Current status: Valid as Bostrychus sinensis Lacepède 1801. Butidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India east to Philippines, Vietnam and China, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

squamifrons, Eleotris Perugia [A.] 1893:254 [4] [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2) v. 13; ref. 14534] Engano Lake, Kifa-juc, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MSNG 12691. Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:342 [ref. 10350]. On p. 4 of separate. •Synonym of Butis amboinensis (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:21 [ref. 38603], Keith & Mennesson 2023:440 [ref. 40541], Endruweit 2024:71 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Butis amboinensis (Bleeker 1854). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

stagnicola, Oxyeleotris Allen [G. R.], Hortle [K. G.] & Renyaan [S. J.] 2000:149, 171, 2 figs on p. 149 [Freshwater fishes of the Timika region, New Guinea; ref. 27467] North side of Cross Levee Road (4°40.69'S, 136°56.80'E), Timika area, West Papua, Indonesia. Holotype: MZB 10587. Paratypes: WAM P.31258-011 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:49 [ref. 30117]. Original not yet seen. •Valid as Oxyeleotris stagnicola Allen, Hortle & Renyaan 2000 -- (Parenti 2021:27 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris stagnicola Allen, Hortle & Renyaan 2000. Butidae. Distribution: Oceania: vicinity of Timika (West Papua, Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

straminea, Parviparma Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:82, Pl. 6 (fig. 2) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Saug River, southern coast of Cotabato Province, Mindanao, Philippines. Holotype (unique): BSMP (presumed destroyed). •Valid as Parviparma straminea Herre 1927 -- (Kottelat 2013:389 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:27 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Parviparma straminea Herre 1927. Butidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Philippines. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

strigogenys, Bostrychus Nichols [J. T.] 1937:1, Fig. 1 [American Museum Novitates No. 922; ref. 17985] Upper Fly River, Papua New Guinea. Holotype: AMNH 13652. Paratypes: (5) AMNH 13686 (4). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:123 [ref. 2676]. •Valid as Bostrichthys strigogenys (Nichols 1937) -- (Roberts 1978:65 [ref. 8886], Allen 1991:152 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 2000:135 [ref. 27467]). •Valid as Bostrychus strigogenys Nichols 1937 -- (Hoese & Kottelat 2005:185 [ref. 28262], Larson 2008:149 [ref. 30001], Allen et al. 2008:147 [ref. 30265], Parenti 2021:20 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Bostrychus strigogenys Nichols 1937. Butidae. Distribution: Central-southern New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Habitat: freshwater.

tumifrons, Eleotris Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:241 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Unknown locality [?Madagascar]. Holotype (unique): ZMB 2155. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:50 [ref. 19958], Paepke 1999:77 [ref. 24282]. Unneeded substitute for Sciaena macrolepidota Bloch 1792. •Objective synonym of Ophiocara macrolepidota (Bloch 1792) -- (Maugé 1986:397 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Ophiocara macrolepidotum (Bloch 1792) -- (Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Ophiocara macrolepidotum (Bloch 1792). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

uellensis, Eleotris Boulenger [G. A.] 1913:161 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 14944] Dungu, upper Uelé River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: (5) BMNH 1912.12.6.17-18 (2), MRAC 1819-1821 (1, 1, 1). •Valid as Kribia uellensis (Boulenger 1913) -- (Maugé 1986:396 [ref. 6218] as uelensis, Pezold et al. 2007:489 [ref. 30082], Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Kribia uellensis (Boulenger 1913). Butidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

urophthalmoides, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1853:273 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12580] Lake Meninju, Palembang, Sambas, western Borneo, Indonesia. Syntypes: (7) ?RMNH 6206 (7 of 19). Original as urophthalmoïdes. •Valid as Oxyeleotris urophthalmoides (Bleeker 1853) -- (Roberts 1989:167 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:135 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:246 [ref. 23210], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:639 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Parenti & Lim 2005:194 [ref. 28285], Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:27 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris urophthalmoides (Bleeker 1853). Butidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Kalimantan (Borneo, Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

urophthalmus, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1851:202 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 329] Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) RMNH 6205 (up to 2 of many). •Valid as Oxyeleotris urophthalmus (Bleeker 1851) -- (Roberts 1989:167 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:135 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:246 [ref. 23210], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:639 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Larson et al. 2008:138 [ref. 29532], Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:27 [ref. 38603] as urophthalma, Taki et al. 2021:425 [ref. 39830], Kumar et al. 2022:[2] [ref. 39443]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris urophthalmus (Bleeker 1851). Butidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia, Oceania: Sundarbans (India), Malaysia, Thailand and Borneo east to Vietnam and the Philippines, and New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

villadolidi, Paloa Roxas [H. A.] & Ablan [G. L.] 1940:304, Pl. 3 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 73 (no. 3); ref. 13218] Dagupan, Pangasinan Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): BSM 31946 (destroyed in WWII). •Synonym of Odonteleotris macrodon (Bleeker 1853) -- (Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989] with question, Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Paloa villadolidi Roxas & Ablan 1940 -- (Kobayashi et al. 2023:168 [ref. 40388]). Current status: Valid as Paloa villadolidi Roxas & Ablan 1940. Butidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Luzon (Philippines) and Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

viridis, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1849:22 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Madura Straits near Surabaya and Kammal, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6197 (1 or more of 36). Appeared without distinguishing features in list in Bleeker 1849:5 [ref. 320]. •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Parenti 2021:24 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989], Keith & Mennesson 2021:100 [ref. 38375], Kobayashi & Sato 2023:6 [ref. 40357]). Current status: Synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

wardi, Prionobutis (Themistocles) Whitley [G. P.] 1939:296, Fig. 1 [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 11 (pt 3); ref. 4697] Near Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, depth 12 fathoms. Holotype: AMS IA.7849. Paratypes: (9) AMS IA.7850 (1), IA.7852-53 (6), IA.7610 (1); QM I.6675 [ex AMS IA.7854] (1) Melville I. •Synonym of Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849) -- (Larson & Williams 1997:371 [ref. 23967], Johnson 1999:750 [ref. 25471], Hoese 2006:1598 [ref. 28998], Larson et al. 2013:185 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:22 [ref. 38603], Keith & Mennesson 2023:450 [ref. 40541]). Current status: Synonym of Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849). Butidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

wisselensis, Oxyeleotris Allen [G. R.] & Boeseman [M.] 1982:90, Figs. 6-7 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 10 (pt 2); ref. 8520] Small streams, vicinity of Tigi Lake, Wissel Lakes, West Papua, Indonesia, about 4°09'S, 136°13'E. Holotype: RMNH 28541. Paratypes: RMNH 28532 (10), 28537 (16), 28539-46 (10, 5, 12, 32, 53, 43, 1, 1); WAM P.27389-001 (17). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:42 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:49 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Oxyeleotris wisselensis Allen & Boeseman 1982 -- (Allen 1991:171 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 2000:150 [ref. 27467], Parenti 2021:27 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris wisselensis Allen & Boeseman 1982. Butidae. Distribution: Oceania: West Papua (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

wolffii, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1851:253 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 16890] Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH? [whereabouts unknown]. Appeared in Bleeker 1851:270 [ref. 325] without distinguishing features. •Synonym of Butis humeralis (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:21 [ref. 38603]). •Species inquirenda -- (Keith & Mennesson 2023:458 [ref. 40541]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Uncertain. Butidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

zonatus, Bostrychus Weber [M.] 1907:259, Pl. 12 (fig. 1) [Süsswasserfische von Neu-Guinea v. 5 (Zool.) pt 2; ref. 4599] Merauke River, southern New Guinea. Syntypes: FMNH 52457 [ex CM 715] (1) Merauke R.; SMF 17484 (1); ZMA 111764-65 (12, 2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:96 [ref. 19236], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:16 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Bostrichthys zonatus (Weber 1907) -- (Allen 1991:153 [ref. 21090], Larson & Williams 1997:370 [ref. 23967], Allen et al. 2000:136 [ref. 27467] dated 1908, Allen et al. 2002:287 [ref. 25930], Pusey et al. 2017:83 [ref. 35250]). •Valid as Bostrychus zonatus Weber 1907 -- (Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293] dated 1908, Hoese & Kottelat 2005:185 [ref. 28262], Hoese 2006:1597 [ref. 28998], Larson 2008:149 [ref. 30001], Larson et al. 2013:185 [ref. 32988], Parenti 2021:20 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Bostrychus zonatus Weber 1907. Butidae. Distribution: Northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.