guentheri, Asterropteryx Bleeker [P.] 1875:112 [12] [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 10; ref. 440] Oualan [Kosrae], Caroline Islands, western Pacific [probably Ovalau, Fiji]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 2003.8.7.1. On p. 12 of separate. Based on Eleotris cyprinoides of Günther (not of Valenciennes). •Questionably a synonym of Hypseleotris leuciscus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Hypseleotris cyprinoides (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Thacker & Unmack 2005:2, 10 [ref. 28186], Parenti 2021:47 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Hypseleotris guentheri (Bleeker 1875) -- (Allen 1991:156 [ref. 21090], Zhu 1995:175 [ref. 25213], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:60 [ref. 25191], Fricke et al. 2014:156 [ref. 33932], Keith et al. 2021:98 [ref. 38257] as cf. guentheri, Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38603], Keith & Mennesson 2023:25 [ref. 40181]). Current status: Valid as Hypseleotris guentheri (Bleeker 1875). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Samoa and Fiji. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.