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). Eleotridae: Butinae. Distribution: Australia and Oceania: northern Australia, New Guinea and Aru Islands (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.