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: Eleotrinae.