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Genera in the family or subfamily Eleotridae: [ 52 ] records

Alexurus Jordan [D. S.] 1895:511 Masc. Alexurus armiger Jordan & Richardson 1895. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Eleotris Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Miller 1998:274 [ref. 24950]). •Synonym of Erotelis Poey 1860 -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:419 [ref. 24550], Parenti 2021:40 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Erotelis Poey 1860. Eleotridae.

Allomogurnda Allen [G. R.] 2003:978 Fem. Eleotris (Odontoeleotris) nesolepis Weber 1907. Type by original designation. •Valid as Allomogurnda Allen 2003 -- (Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Eleotridae, Allen & Hoese 2017:171 [ref. 35461], Parenti 2021:29 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Allomogurnda Allen 2003. Eleotridae.

Alvarius Girard [C. F.] 1859:101 Masc. Alvarius lateralis Girard 1859. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Gobiomorus Lacepède 1800 -- (Bailey & Richards 1963 [ref. 6029], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:660 [ref. 27061], Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobiomorus Lacepède 1800. Eleotridae.

Asellus Plumier [C.] in Lacepède 1800:589 (footnote) Masc. Not available, name mentioned in passing in synonymy without description. See also remarks on footnotes in Lacepède under Opinion 89 in Appendix B in Eschmeyer et al. 1990 [ref. 26735]. Nomen Nudum. Eleotridae.

Austrogobio (subgenus of Carassiops) Ogilby [J. D.] 1898:784, 788 Masc. Carassiops (Austrogobio) galii Ogilby 1898. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hypseleotris Gill 1863 -- (Hoese & Allen 1983:244 [ref. 8331], Kottelat 2013:393 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Hypseleotris Gill 1863. Eleotridae.

Batanga Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1946:121 Fem. Eleotris lebretonis Steindachner 1870. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Species often misspelled lebretoni. •Valid as Batanga Herre 1946 -- (Maugé 1986:389 [ref. 6218], Birdsong et al. 1988:181 [ref. 7303], Lévêque et al. 1989:123 [ref. 26480]). •Synonym of Dormitator Gill 1861 -- (Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:828 [ref. 21590], Pezold et al. 2007:483 [ref. 30082], Parenti 2021:32 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Dormitator Gill 1861. Eleotridae.

Belobranchus Bleeker [P.] 1856:300 Masc. Eleotris quoyi Bleeker 1856. Also appeared in Bleeker 1857:466 [ref. 6220]. •Valid as Belobranchus Bleeker 1856 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:181 [ref. 7303], Allen 1991:151 [ref. 21090], Larson & Murdy 2001:357 [ref. 26293], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Eleotridae, Keith et al. 2012:479 [ref. 32563], Kottelat 2013:389 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:30 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Belobranchus Bleeker 1856. Eleotridae.

Bunaka Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:60 Fem. Bunaka pinguis Herre 1927. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Bunaka Herre 1927 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:181 [ref. 7303], Larson & Murdy 2001:3576 [ref. 26293], Hoese 2006:1598 [ref. 28988], Huang & Chen 2008:184 [ref. 30067], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Eleotridae, Kottelat 2013:389 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2019:268 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:30 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Bunaka Herre 1927. Eleotridae.

Caecieleotris Walsh [S. J.] & Chakrabarty [P.] 2016:508 Masc. Caecieleotris morrisi Walsh & Chakrabarty 2016. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Caecieleotris Walsh & Chakrabarty 2016 -- (Parenti 2021:31 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Caecieleotris Walsh & Chakrabarty 2016. Eleotridae.

Calumia Smith [J. L. B.] 1958:148 Fem. Calumia biocellata Smith 1958. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Calumia Smith 1958 -- (Larson & Hoese 1980:18 [ref. 8699], Hoese 1986:808 [ref. 5670], Birdsong et al. 1988:181 [ref. 7303], Larson & Murdy 2001:3576 [ref. 26293], Hoese 2006:1599 [ref. 28988], Allen & Erdmann 2010:72 [ref. 30800], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Eleotridae, Larson 2011:237 [ref. 31740], Fricke et al. 2018:317 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:31 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:182 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Calumia Smith 1958. Eleotridae.

Carassiops Ogilby [J. D.] 1897:732 Masc. Eleotris compressus Krefft 1864. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Hypseleotris Gill 1863 -- (Hoese & Allen 1983:244 [ref. 8331], Kottelat 2013:393 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Hypseleotris Gill 1863. Eleotridae.

Caulichthys (subgenus of Carassiops) Ogilby [J. D.] 1898:784, 785 Masc. Asterropteryx guentheri Bleeker 1875. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Hypseleotris Gill 1863 -- (Hoese & Allen 1983:244 [ref. 8331], Kottelat 2013:393 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Hypseleotris Gill 1863. Eleotridae.

Cestreus McClelland [J.] 1842:151 Masc. Cestreus minimus McClelland 1842. Type by monotypy. Refers to species described by Hamilton as an Atherina [Atherina danius] but does not mention it by name, McClelland's C. minimus is regarded as a separate species description. •Synonym of Eleotris Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Parenti 2021:34 [ref. 38603] with question). •Synonym of Eleotris Scopoli 1777 -- (Kottelat 2013:391 [ref. 32989] with question). Current status: Uncertain as Eleotris Scopoli 1777. Eleotridae.

Culius Bleeker [P.] 1856:385, 411 Masc. Cheilodipterus culius Hamilton 1822. Type by tautonymy. Type by absolute tautonymy, not fuscus = nigra as designated by Bleeker 1874:303 [ref. 437]. •Synonym of Eleotris Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:391 [ref. 6218] but with wrong type, Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:415 [ref. 24550], Miller 1998:273 [ref. 24950], Pezold & Cage 2002:36 [ref. 25941], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061], Parenti 2021:34 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Eleotris Scopoli 1777 -- (Kottelat 2013:391 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris Scopoli 1777. Eleotridae.

Dormitator Gill [T. N.] 1861:44 Masc. Eleotris somnulentus Girard 1858. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Dormitator Gill 1861 -- (Maugé 1986:391 [ref. 6218], Birdsong et al. 1988:181 [ref. 7303], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:828 [ref. 21590], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:412 [ref. 24550], Dankwa et al. 1999:50 [ref. 28023], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1779 [ref. 27111], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:658 [ref. 27061], Scharpf 2009:11 [ref. 30400], Minckley & Marsh 2009:276 [ref. 31114], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726], Van Tassell 2011:147 [ref. 31732], Schliewen 2011:208 [ref. 31738], Parenti 2021:32 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Dormitator Gill 1861. Eleotridae.

Eleotrides Bory de Saint-Vincent [J. B. G. M.] 1825:417 Gobius pisonis Gmelin 1789. Used as a plural of Eleotris. •In the synonymy of Eleotris Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Pezold & Cage 2002:36 [ref. 25941], Parenti 2021:34 [ref. 38603]). •In the synonymy of Eleotris Scopoli 1777 -- (Kottelat 2013:391 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:72 [ref. 41040]) Current status: Synonym of Eleotris Scopoli 1777. Eleotridae.

Eleotris Scopoli [J. A.] 1777:456 Fem. Gobius pisonis Gmelin 1789. Type by subsequent designation. A petition to the ICZN probably is needed to continue the use of Eleotris Bloch & Schneider 1801, over the use of Scopoli 1777 (see Kottelat 2013:391 [ref. 32989] after a neotype designation and its use before 1961). •A senior synonym of Eleotris Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:34 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Eleotris Scopoli 1777 -- (Endruweit 2024:72 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris Scopoli 1777. Eleotridae.

Eleotris Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:65 Fem. Gobius pisonis Gmelin 1789. Type designated by the ICZN by use of plenary powers; on Official List (Opinion 93, Direction 56). Eleotris Gronow 1763 placed on Official Index (Direction 56) as a name published in a rejected. A petition to the ICZN probably is needed to continue the use of Eleotris Bloch & Schneider 1801, over the use of Scopoli 1777 (see Kottelat 2013:391 [ref. 32989] after a neotype designation and its use before 1961) . •Valid as Eleotris Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:339 [ref. 7348], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:239 [ref. 6441], Hoese 1986:809 [ref. 5670], Maugé 1986:391 [ref. 6218] but with wrong type, Birdsong et al. 1988:181 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 1989:18 [ref. 13605], Lévêque et al. 1989:123 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:304 [ref. 26478], Roberts 1989:166 [ref. 6439], Ataur Rahman 1989:287 [ref. 24860], Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:428 [ref. 23876], Allen 1991:154 [ref. 21090], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:832 [ref. 21590], Bussing 1996:251 [ref. 21937], Miller 1998:273 [ref. 24950], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:415 [ref. 24550], Dankwa et al. 1999:50 [ref. 28023], Larson & Murdy 2001:3575 [ref. 26293], Pezold & Cage 2002:36 [ref. 25941], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1779 [ref. 27111], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061], Ataur Rahman 2003:312 [ref. 31338], Hoese 2006:1599 [ref. 28988], Pezold et al. 2007:475 [ref. 30082], Scharpf 2009:12 [ref. 30400], Minckley & Marsh 2009:277 [ref. 31114], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726], Van Tassell 2011:147 [ref. 31732], Schliewen 2011:208 [ref. 31738], Maeda et al. 2011:257 [ref. 32003], Zhang et al. 2016:198 [ref. 34477], Mennesson et al. 2016:495 [ref. 34867], Mennesson & Keith 2017:213 [ref. 35460], Motomura et al. 2017:196 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:318 [ref. 35805], Mennesson et al. 2018:11 [ref. 36105], Brown et al. 2019:163 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:268 [ref. 36673], Mennesson & Keith 2020:185 [ref. 37852], Mennesson et al. 2021:469 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:33 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:183 [ref. 39971]). •Synonym of Eleotris Scopoli 1777 -- (Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:72 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris Scopoli 1777. Eleotridae.

Epiphthalmus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:86 Masc. Gobiomoroides piso Lacepède 1800. Type by being a replacement name. As "Epiphthalmus R. [Rafinesque] Gobiomoroides Lac. [Lacepède]." Unneeded replacement for and objective synonym of Gobiomoroides Lacepède 1800. Uncertain, family may be Channidae. •Not a synonym of Eleotris Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Pezold & Cage 2002:37 [ref. 25941]). •Synonym of Eleotris Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:391 [ref. 6218], Miller 1998:273 [ref. 24950], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061], Parenti 2021:34 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Eleotris Scopoli 1777 -- (Kottelat 2014:391 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:72 [ref. 41040] with question). Current status: Uncertain as Eleotris Scopoli 1777. Eleotridae.

Erotelis Poey [F.] 1860:272 Fem. Erotelis valenciennesi Poey 1860. Type apparently by monotypy [not translated]; type usually given as designated by Jordan & Eigenmann 1886:484 [ref. 8016]. •Synonym of Eleotris Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Miller 1998:273 [ref. 24950]). •Valid as Erotelis Poey 1860 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:181 [ref. 7303], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:419 [ref. 24550], Pezold & Cage 2002:38 [ref. 25941], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1779 [ref. 27111], Van Tassell 2011:147 [ref. 31732], Parenti 2021:40 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Erotelis Poey 1860. Eleotridae.

Euleptoeleotris Hildebrand [S. F.] 1938:351 Fem. Euleptoeleotris clarki Hildebrand 1938. Type by original designation. •Valid as Eleotris Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Miller 1998:274 [ref. 24950]). •Synonym of Erotelis Poey 1860 -- (Parenti 2021:40 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Erotelis Poey 1860. Eleotridae.

Fagasa Schultz [L. P.] 1943:252 Fem. Fagasa tutuilae Schultz 1943. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Genus inquirenda -- (Parenti 2021:440 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Fagasa Schultz 1943 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:202 [ref. 7303] as Fagasia). Current status: Valid as Fagasa Schultz 1943. Eleotridae.

Giuris (subgenus of Eleotris) Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:54 Masc. Eleotris (Giuris) vanicolensis Sauvage 1880. Type by subsequent designation. Treated as masculine, Art. 30.2.4. Type designated by Jordan 1919:401 [ref. 4904]. Appeared without description with four species of Eleotris. •Synonym of Eleotris Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Giuris Sauvage 1880 -- (Hoese 2006:1600 [ref. 28988], Kottelat 2013:393 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2019:268 [ref. 36673], Keith et al. 2020:317 [ref. 37992], Keith & Mennesson 2020:331 [ref. 37998], Parenti 2021:40 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:185 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Giuris Sauvage 1880. Eleotridae.

Gobiomoroides Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:592 Masc. Gobiomoroides piso Lacepède 1800. Type by monotypy. Original spelling Gobiomoroïdes. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:275 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473]. •Synonym of Eleotris Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:391 [ref. 6218], Miller 1998:273 [ref. 24950], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061], Parenti 2021:34 [ref. 38603]). •Not a synonym of Eleotris Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Pezold & Cage 2002:37 [ref. 25941]). •Synonym of Eleotris Scopoli 1777 -- (Kottelat 2013:391 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:72 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris Scopoli 1777. Eleotridae.

Gobiomorphus Gill [T. N.] 1863:270 Masc. Eleotris gobioides Valenciennes 1837. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Gobiomorphus Gill 1863 -- (McDowall 1975 [ref. 7113], Hoese & Larson 1987:43 [ref. 6609], Birdsong et al. 1988:182 [ref. 7303], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Hoese 2006:1601 [ref. 28988], McDowall & Stevens 2009:15 [ref. 30477], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Eleotridae, Larson 2011:239 [ref. 31740], McDowall & Stewart 2015:1564 [ref. 34303], Kuiter 2018:76 [ref. 36369], Parenti 2021:42 [ref. 38603], Thacker et al. 2023:119 [ref. 38849]). Current status: Valid as Gobiomorphus Gill 1863. Eleotridae.

Gobiomorus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:583 Masc. Gobiomorus dormitor Lacepède 1800. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1883:572 [ref. 2476]. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:262 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473]. •Valid as Gobiomorus Lacepède 1800 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:180 [ref. 7303], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:409 [ref. 24550], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1779 [ref. 27111], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:660 [ref. 27061], Scharpf 2009:12 [ref. 30400], Minckley & Marsh 2009:278 [ref. 31114], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726], Van Tassell 2011:148 [ref. 31732], Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Gobiomorus Lacepède 1800. Eleotridae.

Guavina Bleeker [P.] 1874:302 Fem. Eleotris guavina Valenciennes 1837. Type by original designation (also by monotypy and absolute tautonymy). •Valid as Guavina Bleeker 1874 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:181 [ref. 7303], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:418 [ref. 24550], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1779 [ref. 27111], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726], Van Tassell 2011:148 [ref. 31732], Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Guavina Bleeker 1874. Eleotridae.

Gymnobutis Bleeker [P.] 1874:304 Masc. Eleotris gymnocephalus Steindachner 1866. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Gender is masculine according to Gill & Hoese 2011:67 [ref. 31121] and Kottelat 2011:67 [ref. 31660]. •Synonym of Philypnodon Bleeker 1874 -- (Hoese & Reader 2006:16 [ref. 28904], Gill & Hoese 2011:67 [ref. 31121], Parenti 2021:55 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Philypnodon Bleeker 1874. Eleotridae.

Hemieleotris Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1916:364 Fem. Eleotris latifasciatus Meek & Hildebrand 1912. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hemieleotris Meek & Hildebrand 1916 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:182 [ref. 7303], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:661 [ref. 27061], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726], Van Tassell 2011:148 [ref. 31732], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Hemieleotris Meek & Hildebrand 1916. Eleotridae.

Hypseleotris Gill [T. N.] 1863:270 Fem. Eleotris cyprinoides Valenciennes 1837. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hypseleotris Gill 1863 -- (Hoese & Allen 1983:244 [ref. 8331], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:241 [ref. 6441], Hoese 1986:809 [ref. 5670], Maugé 1986:394 [ref. 6218], Birdsong et al. 1988:182 [ref. 7303], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:440 [ref. 23876], Allen 1991:156 [ref. 21090], Yang in Chen 1998:326 [ref. 23556], Parenti & Thomas 1998:270 [ref. 24299], Larson & Murdy 2001:3576 [ref. 26293], Chen et al. 2002:233 [ref. 26719], Thacker & Unmack 2005:1 [ref. 28186], Hoese 2006:1601 [ref. 28988], Larson 2007:111 [ref. 29458], Morgan 2011:18 [ref. 31262], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726], Kottelat 2013:393 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:199 [ref. 34477], Fricke et al. 2018:319 [ref. 35805], Kuiter 2018:80 [ref. 36369], Fricke et al. 2019:268 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:186 [ref. 39971], Thacker et al. 2022:3 [ref. 39170], Thacker et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39458], Keith & Mennesson 2023:1 [ref. 40181], Shelley et al. 2023:353 [ref. 40279]). Current status: Valid as Hypseleotris Gill 1863. Eleotridae.

Kieneria (subgenus of Eleotris) Maugé [A. L.] 1984:98 Fem. Eleotris (Kieneria) vomerodentata Maugé 1984. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Eleotris Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:391 [ref. 6218], Pezold & Cage 2002:36 [ref. 25941], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061], Parenti 2021:34 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Eleotris Scopoli 1777 -- (Kottelat 2013:391 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris Scopoli 1777. Eleotridae.

Kimberleyeleotris Hoese [D. F.] & Allen [G. R.] 1987:36 Fem. Kimberleyeleotris hutchinsi Hoese & Allen 1987. Type by original designation. In original, this genus was misspelled once as Kimberleotris on p. 36 and two figure captions were switched -- (Hoese 1991:361 [ref. 21448]). •Valid as Kimberleyeleotris Hoese & Allen 1987 -- (Hoese 2006:1604 [ref. 28988], Morgan 2011:19 [ref. 31262], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Eleotridae, Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Hypseleotris Gill 1863 -- (Thacker et al. 2022:13 [ref. 39170], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38603], Shelley et al. 2023:371 [ref. 40279]). Current status: Synonym of Hypseleotris Gill 1863. Eleotridae.

Krefftius Ogilby [J. D.] 1897:736 Masc. Eleotris australis Krefft 1864. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Gobiomorphus Gill 1863 -- (Parenti 2021:42 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobiomorphus Gill 1863. Eleotridae.

Lairdina Fowler [H. W.] 1953:385 Fem. Lairdina hopletupus Fowler 1953. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Giuris Sauvage 1880 -- (Kottelat 2013:393 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:40 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Giuris Sauvage 1880. Eleotridae.

Lembus Günther [A.] 1859:505 Masc. Lembus maculatus Günther 1859. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Gobiomorus Lacepède 1800 -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:409 [ref. 24550], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:660 [ref. 27061], Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobiomorus Lacepède 1800. Eleotridae.

Leptophilypnion Roberts [T. R.] 2013:87 Masc. Leptophilypnion pusillus Roberts 2013. Type by original designation. •Valid as Leptophilypnion Roberts 2013 -- (Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Leptophilypnion Roberts 2013. Eleotridae.

Leptophilypnus Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1916:361 Masc. Leptophilypnus fluviatilis Meek & Hildebrand 1916. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Leptophilypnus Meek & Hildebrand 1916 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:202 [ref. 7303], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1779 [ref. 27111], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:661 [ref. 27061], Thacker et al. 2006:490 [ref. 28798], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726], Van Tassell 2011:148 [ref. 31732], Roberts 2013:84 [ref. 32684], Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Leptophilypnus Meek & Hildebrand 1916. Eleotridae.

Lizettea Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:275 Fem. Lizettea pelewensis Herre 1936. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Bunaka Herre 1927 -- (Kottelat 2013:389 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:31 [ref. 38603]) Current status: Synonym of Bunaka Herre 1927. Eleotridae.

Lophodormitator (subgenus of Dormitator) Hoedeman [J. J.] 1952:197 Masc. Dormitator lophocephalus Hoedeman 1951. Type by monotypy. A subgenus that has escaped notice of ichthyologists; see Isbrücker 1983:218 [ref. 22025]. •Synonym of Dormitator Gill 1861 -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:658 [ref. 27061], Parenti 2021:32 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Dormitator Gill 1861. Eleotridae.

Microeleotris Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1916:362 Fem. Microeleotris panamensis Meek & Hildebrand 1916. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Leptophilypnus Meek & Hildebrand 1916 -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:661 [ref. 27061], Thacker et al. 2006:490 [ref. 28798]). Current status: Synonym of Leptophilypnus Meek & Hildebrand 1916. Eleotridae.

Microphilypnus Myers [G. S.] 1927:133 Masc. Microphilypnus ternetzi Myers 1927. Type by original designation. •Valid as Microphilypnus Myers 1927 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:202 [ref. 7303], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1779 [ref. 27111], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:661 [ref. 27061], Thacker et al. 2006:495 [ref. 28798], Caires & Figueiredo 2011:40 [ref. 31523], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726], Van Tassell 2011:148 [ref. 31732], Caires 2013:156 [ref. 33010], Caires & Toledo-Piza 2018:49 [ref. 35793], Parenti 2021:50 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Microphilypnus Myers 1927. Eleotridae.

Mogurnda Gill [T. N.] 1863:270 Fem. Eleotris mogurnda Richardson 1844. Type by original designation (also by monotypy and tautonymy). •Valid as Mogurnda Gill 1863 -- (Allen & Jenkins 1999:143 [ref. 24290], Hoese 2006:1605 [ref. 28988], Morgan 2011:19 [ref. 31262], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Eleotridae, Allen & Hadiaty 2014:97 [ref. 33276], Kuiter 2018:71 [ref. 36369], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38603], Amini et al. 2025:10 [ref. 42075]). Current status: Valid as Mogurnda Gill 1863. Eleotridae.

Mulgoa Ogilby [J. D.] 1897:740 Fem. Eleotris coxii Krefft 1864. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Treated as feminine, Art. 30.2.4. •Synonym of Gobiomorphus Gill 1863 -- (Parenti 2021:42 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobiomorphus Gill 1863. Eleotridae.

Ophieleotris Aurich [H.] 1938:132 Fem. Eleotris aporos Bleeker 1854. Type by original designation in Zoological Record. Not available from Aurich 1938 as above (Art. 13.3), two included species, neither apparently designated as type [article not translated]. If not available from Aurich 1938, then genus dates to treatment in Zoological Record for 1938 (see remarks on Art. 13.3 in Appendix A in Eschmeyer 1990 [ref. 20647]). •Valid as Ophieleotris Aurich 1938 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:240 [ref. 6441], Birdsong et al. 1988:181 [ref. 7303], Allen 1991:166 [ref. 21090], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Thacker & Unmack 2005:2 [ref. 28186], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Eleotridae, Zhang et al. 2016:199 [ref. 34477]). •Synonym of Giuris Sauvage 1880 -- (Hoese 2006:1600 [ref. 28988] with authorshp as Regan, Norman and White in Zoological Record for 1938, Kottelat 2013:393 [ef. 32989], Parenti 2021:40 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Giuris Sauvage 1880. Eleotridae.

Ophieleotris Regan [C. T.], Norman [J. R.] & White [E. D.] (ex Aurich) 1938:58 Fem. Eleotris aporos Bleeker 1854. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Giuris Sauvage 1880 -- (Hoese 2006:1600 [ref. 28988], Kottelat 2013:393 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:40 [ref. 38603]) Current status: Synonym of Giuris Sauvage 1880. Eleotridae.

Ophiorrhinus Ogilby [J. D.] 1897:745 Masc. Eleotris grandiceps Krefft 1864. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Philypnodon Bleeker 1874 -- (Hoese & Reader 2006:16 [ref. 28904], Parenti 2021:55 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Philypnodon Bleeker 1874. Eleotridae.

Pelmatia Browne [P.] 1789:450 Fem. Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 89). Based on Browne 1756:450 [ref. 30188]. •In the synonymy of Gobiomorus Lacepède 1800. Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Gobiomorus Lacepède 1800. Eleotridae.

Philypnodon Bleeker [P.] 1874:301 Masc. Eleotris nudiceps Castelnau 1872. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Gobiomorphus Gill 1863 -- (McDowall 1990:295 [ref. 15953]). •Valid as Philypnodon Bleeker 1874 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:182 [ref. 7303], Gomon et al. 1994:810 [ref. 22532], Hoese & Reader 2006:16 [ref. 28904], Hoese 2006:1609 [ref. 28988], Hoese 2008:747 [ref. 30659], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Eleotridae, Larson 2011:237 [ref. 31740], Kuiter 2018:72 [ref. 36369], Parenti 2021:54 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Philypnodon Bleeker 1874. Eleotridae.

Philypnus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:255 Masc. Platycephalus dormitator Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Philypnus Valenciennes 1837 -- (Kottelat 1989:18 [ref. 13605], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:425 [ref. 23876], Zhang et al. 2016:199 [ref. 34477]). •Synonym of Gobiomorus Lacepède 1800 -- (Chen et al. 2002:232 [ref. 26719], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:660 [ref. 27061], Iwata 2011:71 [ref. 31725], Kottelat 2013:388 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobiomorus Lacepède 1800. Eleotridae.

Ratsirakia Maugé [A. L.] 1984:100 Fem. Eleotris legendrei Pellegrin 1919. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Ratsirakia Maugé 1984 -- (Maugé 1986:398 [ref. 6218], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Eleotridae, Fricke et al. 2018:321 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:55 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:187 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Ratsirakia Maugé 1984. Eleotridae.

Shipwayia Whitley [G. P.] 1954:155 Fem. Eleotris aurea Shipway 1950. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Hypseleotris Gill 1863 -- (Hoese & Allen 1983:244 [ref. 8331], Kottelat 2013:393 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Hypseleotris Gill 1863. Eleotridae.

Tateurndina Nichols [J. T.] 1955:4 Fem. Tateurndina ocellicauda Nichols 1955. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Tateurndina Nichols 1955 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:202 [ref. 7303], Allen 1991:172 [ref. 21090], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Eleotridae, Parenti 2021:55 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Tateurndina Nichols 1955. Eleotridae.