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). Eleotridae: Butinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Maluku (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.