Nemateleotris Fowler [H. W.] 1938:131 Fem. Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler 1938. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Species originally as magnificus, correctly emended to magnifica. •Valid as Nemateleotris Fowler 1938 -- (Randall & Allen 1973 [ref. 7123], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:245 [ref. 6441], Hoese 1986:795 [ref. 5670], Rennis & Hoese 1987:82 [ref. 6602], Birdsong et al. 1988:200 [ref. 7303], Larson 2001:3608 [ref. 26296], Hoese 2006:1706 [ref. 28998], Hoese & Motomura 2009:49 [ref. 30598],Thacker 2011:131 [ref. 31731], Randall & Connell 2013:19 [ref. 32942], Fricke et al. 2018:345 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:164 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:293 [ref. 36673], Tea & Larson 2023:248 [ref. 40057]). Current status: Valid as Nemateleotris Fowler 1938. Microdesmidae: Ptereleotrinae.