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Species in the genus Eleotris: [ 75 ] records

abacurus, Eleotris Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] in Jordan 1896:228 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 6; ref. 2395] Harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 2009. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:105 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Eleotris abacurus Jordan & Gilbert 1896 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:72 [ref. 22290], Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:416 [ref. 24550]). •Synonym of Eleotris amblyopsis (Cope 1871) -- (Pezold & Cage 2002:39 [ref. 25941], Parenti 2021:35 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris amblyopsis (Cope 1871). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

acanthopomus, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1853:275 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12580] Western Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 25934. We treat acanthopomus as an indeclinable noun. •Valid as Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker 1853 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:239 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:555 [ref. 25598], Kottelat et al. 1993:134 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:246 [ref. 23210], Reinthal & Stiassny 1997:354 [ref. 22780], Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Nakabo 2000:1150 [ref. 25182], Matsuura et al. 2000:216 [ref. 26000], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Sakai et al. 2001:106 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:1150 [ref. 26193], Myers & Donaldson 2003:641 [ref. 27495], Hoese 2006:1599 [ref. 28998], Motomura et al. 2010:202 [ref. 31256], Maeda et al. 2011:257 [ref. 32003], Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989], Kim et al. 2015:50 [ref. 39486] as acanthopoma, Koeda et al. 2016:87 [ref. 35333], Mennesson et al. 2016:498, 503 [ref. 34867], Zhang et al. 2016:198 [ref. 34477], Mennesson & Keith 2017:215 [ref. 35460], Motomura et al. 2017:196 [ref. 35490], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:252 [ref. 36460], Fricke et al. 2019:268 [ref. 36673], Mennesson & Keith 2020:202 [ref. 37852], Keith et al. 2021:84 [ref. 38257], Mennesson et al. 2021:489 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:34 [ref. 38603] as acanthopoma, Esmaeili et al. 2022:477 [ref. 39253], Kobayashi et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39009] as acanthopoma, Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:212 [ref. 40377], Esmaeili et al. 2023:[5] 168 [ref. 40258], Jamandre 2023:167 [ref. 40455] as acanthopoma, Çiçek et al. 2024:299 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker 1853. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southern Oman, Comoros, Seychelles; Indonesia east to Micronesia and French Polynesia, north to Jeju Island (Korea) and Ibaraki Prefecture (Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

aequidens, Culius Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:461 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 254) (for 4 Aug. 1882); ref. 10610] Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Syntypes: USNM 28268 (1, apparently lost), 29240 (2, apparently lost). •Synonym of Eleotris picta Kner 1863 -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:416 [ref. 24550], Pezold & Cage 2002:44 [ref. 25941], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061], Parenti 2021:38 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris picta Kner 1863. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

amblyopsis, Culius Cope [E. D.] 1871:473 [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) v. 14 (pt 3) (art. 5); ref. 920] Suriname. Syntypes: ANSP 10577-79 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:104 [ref. 13621]. See also Boschung 1992:162 [ref. 23239]. •Valid as Culius amblyopsis Cope 1871 -- (Bussing 1987:244 [ref. 22927], Bussing 1996:251 [ref. 21937]). •Valid as Eleotris amblyopsis (Cope 1871) -- (Cervigón 1994:143 [ref. 24488], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:227 [ref. 22947], Bussing 1998:413 [ref. 24179], Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:417 [ref. 24550], Pezold & Cage 2002:39 [ref. 25941], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1780 [ref. 27111], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061], Smith et al. 2003:58 [ref. 27621], Ross & Rhode 2004:302 [ref. 27789], Nelson et al. 2004:169 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:657 [ref. 28815], Miller 2006:391 [ref. 28615], Matamoros et al. 2009:23 [ref. 31241], Van Tassell 2011:147 [ref. 31732], Schliewen 2011:209 [ref. 31738], Page et al. 2013:174 [ref. 32708], Phillip et al. 2013:23 [ref. 32896], Angulo et al. 2013:1006 [ref. 33194], Schmidt & McMullin 2015:4 [ref. 36603], Walsh & Chakrabarty 2016:515 [ref. 34497], Guimarães-Costa et al. 2017:3 [ref. 35781], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Robins et al. 2018:404 [ref. 35886], Carvalho-Filho in Marceniuk et al. 2021:223 [ref. 38945], Parenti 2021:35 [ref. 38603], Angulo et al. 2023:32 [ref. 40676], Carvalho-Filho 2023:233 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris amblyopsis (Cope 1871). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: South Carolina (U.S.A.) south to Maranhão (Brazil), including Caribbean Sea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

amethystinus, Culius Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1885:94 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 9; ref. 3791] Congo River, western Africa. Museo Bouvieri. •Synonym of Eleotris daganensis Steindachner 1870 -- (Parenti 2021:35 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris daganensis Steindachner 1870. Eleotridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

amorea, Gobius Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:205 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Western Atlantic. No types known. •Synonym of Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin 1789) -- (Pezold & Cage 2002:45 [ref. 25941], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061], Parenti 2021:38 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin 1789). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

andamensis, Eleotris Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1939:344 [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 41 (pt 4); ref. 2127] Stream near Machligaon, Port Blair, Andaman Islands. Holotype: CAS-SU 37152. Paratypes: (9) CAS-SU 16968 (3), 69717 (1); ZSI F13632/1 (1); F13633/1-13634/1 (6). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:106 [ref. 12291], Menon & Yazdani 1968:151 [ref. 20743] with ZSI 13632/1 as holotype. •Valid as Eleotris andamensis Herre 1939 -- (Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Mennesson & Keith 2017:214 [ref. 35460], Mennesson & Keith 2020:186 [ref. 37852], Mennesson et al. 2021:492 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:36 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

annobonensis, Eleotris Blanc [M.], Cadenat [J.] & Stauch [A.] 1968:248, Fig. 4 [Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (Serie A) Sciences Naturelles v. 30 (no. 1); ref. 7871] San Juan River, Annobón Island, Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea. Holotype: MNHN 1967-0446. Paratypes: MNHN 1965-0611 (5), 1965-0612 (4). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:10 [ref. 19958]. •Synonym of Eleotris vittata Duméril 1861 -- (Maugé 1986:394 [ref. 6218], Miller & Wongrat 1990:956 [ref. 19381]). •Valid as Eleotris annobonensis Blanc, Cadenat & Stauch 1968 -- (Miller 1998:288 [ref. 24950], Pezold & Cage 2002:32 [ref. 25941], Pezold et al. 2007:477 [ref. 30082], Wirtz et al. 2007:21, 39 [ref. 30263], Schliewen 2011:209 [ref. 31738], Félix et al. 2016:D [4] [ref. 34346], Reiner 2019:256 [ref. 38139], Parenti 2021:35 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris annobonensis Blanc, Cadenat & Stauch 1968. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Annobón Island (Equatorial Guinea), São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

aquadulcis, Eleotris Allen [G. R.] & Coates [D.] 1990:133, Figs. 1-2 [Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement Suppl. No. 34; ref. 15715] Mile Island Roundwater, about 5 kilometers north of Bunapas Village, Ramu River system, Papua New Guinea, about 4°13'S, 144°40'E. Holotype: WAM P.29608-006. Paratypes: AMS I.24301-002 (5); CAS 63552 (6); WAM P.28206-007 (9), P.29608-002 (5). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:41 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:47 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Eleotris aquadulcis Allen & Coates 1990 -- (Allen & Coates 1990:94 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:155 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 1992:302 [ref. 21400], Mennesson & Keith 2020:186 [ref. 37852], Mennesson et al. 2021:491 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:35 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris aquadulcis Allen & Coates 1990. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

balia, Eleotris Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1905:526, Fig. 6 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 29 (no. 1433); ref. 10646] Hong Kong, China. Holotype (unique): USNM 52082. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:126 [ref. 2676]. •Valid as Eleotris balia Jordan & Seale 1905 -- (Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950]). •Synonym of Eleotris oxycephala Temminck & Schlegel 1845 -- (Okada 1961:647 [ref. 6363], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:340 [ref. 7348], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:429 [ref. 23876], Kottelat 2013:393 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:38 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris oxycephala Temminck & Schlegel 1845. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

belizianus, Eleotris (Culius) Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:55 [16] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3887] Belize; Cayenne, French Guiana. Syntypes: MNHN 0027 (1), 2528 (2), A-2216 (3), A-2217 (5). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:10 [ref. 19958]. On p. 16 of separate. •May be valid -- (Bussing 1996:251 [ref. 21937]). •In part a synonym of Eleotris amblyopsis (Cope 1871) and Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin 1789) -- (Pezold & Cage 2002:39, 46 [ref. 25941]). •Valid as Eleotris beliziana Sauvage 1880 -- (Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950] as belizianus, Murdy & Hoese 2003:1780 [ref. 27111] as belizianus, Parenti 2021:35 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris beliziana Sauvage 1880. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Belize and Honduras. Habitat: marine.

bosetoi, Eleotris Mennesson [M. I.], Keith [P.], Ebner [B. C.] & Gerbeaux [P.] 2016:500, Figs. 3-4 [Pacific Science v. 70 (no. 4); ref. 34867] Zamba River, Kolombangara Island, Solomon Islands. Holotype: MNHN 2015-0382. Paratypes: MNHN. •Valid as Eleotris bosetoi Mennesson, Keith, Ebner & Gerbeaux 2016 -- (Mennesson & Keith 2017:214 [ref. 35460], Mennesson et al. 2018:11 [ref. 36105], Mennesson & Keith 2020:186 [ref. 37852], Keith et al. 2021:86 [ref. 38257], Mennesson et al. 2021:492 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:35 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris bosetoi Mennesson, Keith, Ebner & Gerbeaux 2016. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

brachyurus, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1849:20 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Patjitan, southern Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 5182 (some of 50). •Valid as Eleotris brachyurus Bleeker 1849 -- (Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950]). •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989], Mennesson & Keith 2020:186 [ref. 37852], Mennesson et al. 2021:492 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:36 [ref. 38603]), Current status: Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

buettikoferi, Eleotris (Culius) Steindachner [F.] 1894:27, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 16 (nos 1-2, art. 1); ref. 4237] Branch of Du Queah River, Hill Town, Liberia. Lectotype: RMNH 5254. Paralectotypes: (14) ?BMNH 1895.6.8.8-9 (2); RMNH 24402 [ex 5254] (1); NMW 14646 (2), 85266 (3). Species originally spelled as büttikoferi in text. Lectotype selected by and figured in Boeseman 1963:48, Pl. 4 (fig. 4) [ref. 21734]. Species listed as Eleotris büttikoferi on pl. 2 (fig. 2), and as Eleotris pisonis on plate caption page (p. 95) for pl. 2 (fig. 2). •Synonym of Eleotris daganensis Steindachner 1870 -- (Miller & Wongrat 1990:954 [ref. 19381], Miller 1998:287 [ref. 24950] in part, Parenti 2021:35 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Eleotris senegalensis Steindachner 1870 -- (Maugé 1986:393 [ref. 6218], Miller & Wongrat 1990:955 [ref. 19381], Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477], Miller 1998:285 [ref. 24950] in part, Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris senegalensis Steindachner 1870. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

cantherius, Eleotris Richardson [J.] 1846:209 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Macao, China. No types known. Based solely on illustration by Reeves (see Whitehead 1970:217, Pl. 26b [ref. 11606]). •Not treated in Zhang et al. 2016:199 [ref. 34477]. •Synonym of Eleotris oxycephala Temminck & Schlegel 1845 -- (Okada 1961:647 [ref. 6363] as contherinus, Wu in Pan et al. 1991:429 [ref. 23876], Kottelat 2013:393 [ef. 32989], Parenti 2021:38 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris oxycephala Temminck & Schlegel 1845. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

carvalhonis, Eleotris Starks [E. C.] 1913:65, Pl. 9 [Leland Stanford Jr. University Publications, University Series; ref. 4197] Lake Papary, Brazil. Holotype: CAS-SU 22215. Paratypes: AMNH 3764 (1), CAS-SU 22208 (5). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:106 [ref. 12291]. Holotype specimen designated in plate. •Possibly valid -- (Bussing 1996:251 [ref. 21937]). •Valid as Eleotris carvalhonis Starks 1913 -- (Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950]). •Synonym of Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin 1789) -- (Pezold & Cage 2002:45 [ref. 25941], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin 1789). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

cassandrae, Fagasa Nichols [J. T.] 1952:1, Fig. 1 [American Museum Novitates No. 1594; ref. 12793] Freshwater stream at Rendova Island, New Georgia Group, Solomon Islands. Holotype (unique): AMNH 18573. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Solomon Islands. Habitat: freshwater.

cavifrons, Eleotris Blyth [E.] 1860:145 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Port Blair, Andaman Islands. No types known. Types possibly at ZSI? •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989], Mennesson & Keith 2017:217 [ref. 35460], Parenti 2021:36 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

culius, Cheilodipterus Hamilton [F.] 1822:55, 367, Pl. 5 (fig. 16) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ponds and ditches of Bengal, India. No types known. Spelled Cheilodepterus culius on plate. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 36 [ref. 37532]. •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Forster 1801) -- (Ataur Rahman 2003:313 [ref. 31338]). •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989], Mennesson & Keith 2017:217 [ref. 35460], Parenti 2021:36 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

daganensis, Eleotris (Culius) Steindachner [F.] 1870:951 [7], Pl. 2 (figs. 3-5) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 60 (1. Abth.); ref. 18767] Near Dagana, Senegal, western Africa. Syntypes: (several) NMW 22488 (1), 75986 (2). On p. 7 of separate. •Valid as Eleotris daganensis Steindachner 1870 -- (Maugé 1986:391 [ref. 6218], Miller & Wongrat 1990:954 [ref. 19381], Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:835 [ref. 21590], Miller 1998:287 [ref. 24950], Dankwa et al. 1999:50 [ref. 28023], Pezold & Cage 2002:32 [ref. 25941], Pezold et al. 2007:477 [ref. 30082], Schliewen 2011:209 [ref. 31738], Miller in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2829 [ref. 34618], Skelton 2019:228 [ref. 36564], Parenti 2021:35 [ref. 38603], Fermon et al. 2022:220 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris daganensis Steindachner 1870. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Namibia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

danius, Atherina Hamilton [F.] 1822:222, 381 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Aiargunj, Mahananda River, India. No types known. A goby according to D. Hoese, pers. comm. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:42 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 127 [ref. 37532]. •Species inquirenda in Eleotris -- (Kottelat 2013:391 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Eleotris danius (Hamilton 1822). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: India (if valid). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

diamsoi, Eleotris Mennesson [M. I.], Keith [P.] & Feunteun [E.] in Mennesson & Keith 2020:199, Fig. 7 [Cybium v. 44 (no. 3); ref. 37852] Sahana River, Madagascar. Holotype: MNHN IC-2020-0068. Paratype: MNHN IC-2020-0067 (1). •Valid as Eleotris diamsoi Mennesson, Keith & Feunteun 2020 -- (Parenti 2021:36 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris diamsoi Mennesson, Keith & Feunteun 2020. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Madagascar. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

douniasi, Eleotris Keith [P.], Mennesson [M. I.], Dahruddin [H.] & Hubert [N.] in Mennesson, Keith, Sauri, Busson, Delrieu-Trottin, et al. 2021:487, Fig. 7 [Pacific Science v. 75 (no. 4); ref. 38793] Kalimantan, Kalimantan Utara, Setulang, Hilir, Indonesia. Holotype: MZB 25317 [ex BIF 9880]. Paratypes: MNHN, MZB. •Valid as Eleotris douniasi Keith, Mennesson, Dahruddin & Hubert 2021. Current status: Valid as Eleotris douniasi Keith, Mennesson, Dahruddin & Hubert 2021. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Kalimantan, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

dumerilii, Eleotris Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:52 [13] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3887] Gabon. Holotype: MNHN A-1665. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:11 [ref. 19958]. On p. 13 of separate. Replacement name for Eleotris maculata Duméril 1861, secondary homonym of Sciaena maculata Bloch 1792. •Synonym of Eleotris vittata Duméril 1861 -- (Maugé 1986:394 [ref. 6218], Miller & Wongrat 1990:955 [ref. 19381], Miller 1998:285 [ref. 24950], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38603]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Eleotris vittata Duméril 1861. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

eigenmanni, Eleotris Popta [C. M. L.] 1921:206 [Zoologische Mededeelingen (Leiden) v. 6 (art. 15); ref. 15325] Raha in Muna, Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: (7) RMNH 10708 (1); SMF 6594 (1), 6595-99 (5). •Questionably a synonym of Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker 1852 -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:134 [ref. 23448]). •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989] with question). •Valid as Eleotris eigenmanni Popta 1921 -- (Mennesson & Keith 2020:186 [ref. 37852], Mennesson et al. 2021:489 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:36 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris eigenmanni Popta 1921. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sunda Islands (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

fasciatus, Eleotris Chen [T.-R.] 1964:45, Fig. 4 [Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei) v. 17 (nos 1-2); ref. 1615] Lan-yu (Botel Tobago), Taiwan. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. Paratypes: (1) whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:55 [ref. 31432]. Should be spelled Eleotris fasciata. •Valid as Eleotris fasciata Chen 1964 -- (Wu in Pan et al. 1991:436 [ref. 23876] as fasciatus, Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Zhu 1995:175 [ref. 25213] as fasciatus, Ho & Shao 2011:55 [ref. 31432] as fasciatus, Parenti 2021:36 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris fasciata Chen 1964. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

feai, Eleotris Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] & Tortonese [E.] 1974:157, Fig. 1 [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale `Giacomo Doria' v. 80; ref. 6829] Annobón Island, Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea. Holotype: MSNG 44577. Paratypes: BMNH 1974.5.13.1 (1); MRAC 74-45-P-1 (1); MSNG 44578 (9). •Valid as Eleotris feai Thys van den Audenaerde & Tortonese 1974 -- (Maugé 1986:392 [ref. 6218], Miller 1998:287 [ref. 24950], Pezold & Cage 2002:33 [ref. 25941], Parenti 2021:36 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris feai Thys van den Audenaerde & Tortonese 1974. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Annobón Island (Equatorial Guinea). Habitat: freshwater.

fornasini, Eleotris Bianconi [G. G.] 1857:267, Pl. 8 [Specimina zoologica mosambicana; ref. 295] Mozambique. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1852.9.13.179. Name also appeared in Bianconi 1858:441 [ref. 26454] with figure. •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Forster 1801) -- (Maugé 1986:392 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989], Mennesson & Keith 2017:214 [ref. 35460], Mennesson & Keith 2020:186 [ref. 37852], Mennesson et al. 2021:492 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:36 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:183 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

fortis, Eleotris Tanaka [S.] 1912:106, Pl. 27 (figs. 108-109), 28 (fig. 113) [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 6; ref. 6033] Tansui River near Taihoku, northern Taiwan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT uncat. (apparently lost). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:55 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Eleotris oxycephala Temminck & Schlegel 1845 -- (Okada 1961:647 [ref. 6363], Ho & Shao 2011:55 [ref. 31432]). •Synonym of Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker 1853 -- (Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:37 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker 1853. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

fusca, Poecilia Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] (ex Forster) 1801:453 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Pacific islands [is Oriadea = Raiatea, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific]. No types known. Based on description in manuscript by Forster (Johann Reinhold Forster, 1729-1798, German explorer and naturalist of Cook's second voyage). Forster manuscript reproduced as Cobitis pacifica in Lichtenstein 1844:235-236 [ref. 17531]. •Valid as Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) [sometimes authorship given as Forster] -- (Roberts 1978:65 [ref. 8886], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:240 [ref. 6441], Maugé 1986:392 [ref. 6218], Hoese 1986:809 [ref. 5670], Ataur Rahman 1989:287 [ref. 24860], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:554 [ref. 25598], Zheng 1989:334 [ref. 21202], Pethiyagoda 1991:240 [ref. 20075], Allen 1991:155 [ref. 21090], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:975 [ref. 20764], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:434 [ref. 23876], Allen et al. 1992:302 [ref. 21400], Skelton 1993:360 [ref. 24071], Roberts 1993:42 [ref. 21799], Kottelat et al. 1993:134 [ref. 23448], Zhu 1995:175 [ref. 25213], Rainboth 1996:195 [ref. 22772], Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Marquet et al. 1999:43 [ref. 23934], Fricke 1999:494 [ref. 24106] with note on locality, Keith et al. 1999:104 [ref. 24548], Mishra et al. 1999:88 [ref. 25315], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:637 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1150 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:60 [ref. 25191], Freyhof et al. 2000:97 [ref. 25184], Stiassny & Harrison 2000:150 [ref. 25252], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:187 [ref. 25703], Kottelat 2001:60 [ref. 25482], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Sakai et al. 2001:107 [ref. 25693], Skelton 2001:360 [ref. 27406] with author as Schneider, Allen et al. 2002:319 [ref. 25930], Keith et al. 2002:120 [ref. 31473], Nakabo 2002:1150 [ref. 26193], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Ataur Rahman 2003:312 [ref. 31338], Randall et al. 2004:29 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3330, 3338 [ref. 27945], Seegers et al. 2003:46 [ref. 28087], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:197 [ref. 28107], Hoese 2006:1599 [ref. 28998], Larson et al. 2008:138 [ref. 29532], Allen et al. 2008:151 [ref. 30265], Fricke et al. 2009:98 [ref. 30213], Yonezawa et al. 2010:253 [ref. 30902], Schliewen 2011:209 [ref. 31738], Maeda et al. 2011:257 [ref. 32003], Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:156 [ref. 33932], Miesen et al. 2016:92 [ref. 34492], Zhang et al. 2016:198 [ref. 34477], Mennesson et al. 2016:498, 503 [ref. 34867], Koeda et al. 2016:87 [ref. 35333], Pusey et al. 2017:85 [ref. 35250], Mennesson & Keith 2017:217 [ref. 35460], Guimarães-Costa et al. 2017:3 [ref. 35781], Mennesson et al. 2018:11 [ref. 36105], Suresh et al. 2018:279 [ref. 36495], Arndt & Fricke 2019:15 [ref. 36883], Fricke et al. 2019:268 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:95 [ref. 36871], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 15 [ref. 38321], Mennesson & Keith 2020:202 [ref. 37852], Akaike et al. 2021:25 [ref. 38809], Keith et al. 2021:88 [ref. 38257], Mennesson et al. 2021:489 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:36 [ref. 38603], Kobayashi et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39009], Koreeda et al. 2022:24 [ref. 39102], Larson 2022:183 [ref. 39971], Furuhashi et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40140], Jamandre 2023:167 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Socotra (Yemen) and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Gambier Islands and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to Ibaraki Prefecture (Japan), south to New Caledonia and Rapa (French Polynesia); rare in western Indian Ocean. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

guttatissimus, Eleotris Bliss [R.] in Gudger 1929:518 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 58 (art. 9); ref. 11187] Name on a drawing by Pike from Mauritius, not available, no description -- (Fricke 1999:264 [ref. 24106]). Nomen Nudum. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae.

gyrinus, Eleotris Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:220, Pl. 356 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Saint Dominique; Martinique Island, West Indies; Artibonite River, Suriname; Mexico. Syntypes: MNHN A-1597 (1) Martinique, MNHN A-1672 (1) Suriname, MNHN A-1673 (3) Suriname, MNHN A-1693 (1) Surname, MNHN A-1698 (3) Saint Domingo. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:12 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Eleotris gyrinus Valenciennes 1837 -- (Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950]). •Synonym of Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin 1789) -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:417 [ref. 24550], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061], Parenti 2021:38 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin 1789). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

hainanensis, Eleotris Chen [J. T. F.] 1933:370, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 5 (no. 5); ref. 16476] Hoihow, northern Hainan Island, China. No types known. •Synonym of Eleotris oxycephala Temminck & Schlegel 1845 -- (Wu & Ni in Kuang et al. 1986:265 [ref. 26639], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:429 [ref. 23876]). •Synonym of Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker 1853 -- (Wu in Pan et al. 1991:431 [ref. 23876], Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:199 [ref. 34477] (also treated as synonym of Eleotris oxycephala Temminck & Schlegel 1845), Mennesson et al. 2021:480 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:37 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker 1853. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

hainanensis, Eleotris acanthopoma Wu [H.-L.] 1991:432 [English p. 434], Fig. 258 [Freshwater fishes of Guangdong Province, China; ref. 21332] Wanquan River, Chaoyang, Qionghai, Hainan Island, China. Holotype: SFC 603. Paratypes: SFC 607 (1), 609 (1), 613 (1), 623 (1); SH 10341 (1), 65-0900 (1). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Eleotris hainanensis Chen 1933. •Incorrectly treated as valid -- (Zhu 1995:174 [ref. 25213]). •Synonym of Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker 1853 -- (Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:198 [ref. 34477], Parenti 2021:34 [ref. 38603] as acanthopoma). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker 1853. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

heterura, Eleotris Steindachner [F.] 1879:154 [36], Pl. 2 (figs. 1-1a) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 80 (nos 1-2); ref. 4229] No locality. Holotype (unique): SMNS 12823 [ex 224a]. Type catalog: Fricke 1995:12 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:36 [ref. 29864]. On p. 36 of separate. •Probably a synonym of Eleotris daganensis Steindachner 1870 -- (P. Miller pers. comm. in Fricke 1995:12 [ref. 28100]). •Synonym of Eleotris daganensis Steindachner 1870 -- (Parenti 2021:35 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Uncertain as Eleotris daganensis Steindachner 1870. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

hilgendorfi, Eleotris Pietschmann [V.] 1913:182 [footnote] [Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde. Wiesbaden v. 66; ref. 14972] Haiti, West Indies. Holotype (unique): ZMB 12760. Replacement name for Eleotris maltzani Hilgendorf 1889, preoccupied by Eleotris maltzani Steindachner 1881. •Wrongly as an objective synonym of Wheelerigobius maltzani (Steindachner 1881) -- (Maugé 1986:386 [ref. 6218], Miller 1990:949 [ref. 19376] who apparently regarded Steindachner's name as the one being replaced). •Synonym of Eleotris perniger (Cope 1871) -- (Pezold & Cage 2002:42 [ref. 25941], Parenti 2021:38 [ref. 38603]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Eleotris perniger (Cope 1871). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

incerta, Eleotris Blyth [E.] 1860:146 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Fish markets at Calcutta, India. No types known. •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989], Mennesson & Keith 2017:217 [ref. 35460], Parenti 2021:36 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

insulindicus, Culius Bleeker [P.] 1875:107 [7] [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 10; ref. 440] Padang, Sumatra; Singapore; Buru (Kajali); Ambon; Kupang,Timor. Syntypes: RMNH 4804 (12). •Synonym of Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker 1853 -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:134 [ref. 23448], Larson et al. 2008:138 [ref. 29532], Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989], Mennesson & Keith 2020:186 [ref. 37852], Mennesson et al. 2021:480 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:37 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker 1853. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

isthmensis, Eleotris Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1916:359 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 10 (no. 15); ref. 2962] Mindi Cut, Canal Zone, Panama. Holotype: FMNH 8951. Paratypes: FMNH 27240-61 (21), 27262-63 (1, 1), 27264-65 (2), 27266-67 (1, 1), 55287 (1); ?USNM 79067 (21). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:140 [ref. 2676], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:33 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Eleotris isthmensis Meek & Hildebrand 1916 -- (Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950]). •Synonym of Eleotris amblyopsis (Cope 1871) -- (Bussing 1987:244 [ref. 22927], Bussing 1996:251 [ref. 21937], Bussing 1998:414 [ref. 24179], Pezold & Cage 2002:39 [ref. 25941], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061], Parenti 2021:35 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris amblyopsis (Cope 1871). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

klunzingerii, Eleotris Pfeffer [G. J.] 1893:142 [14], Pl. 3 (fig. 8) [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 10; ref. 3461] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: ZMH H412 [ex ZMH 6818]. Type catalog: Ladiges et al. 1958:166 [ref. 19181], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:408 [ref. 21161]. On p. 14 of separate. •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Forster 1801) -- (Maugé 1986:392 [ref. 6218] as klunzingeri). •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Larson 2022:183 [ref. 39971]). •Valid as Eleotris klunzingerii Pfeffer 1893 -- (Mennesson & Keith 2017:217 [ref. 35460], Fricke et al. 2018:318 [ref. 35805], Mennesson & Keith 2020:202 [ref. 37852], Parenti 2021:37 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris klunzingerii Pfeffer 1893. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Transkei (South Africa), East Africa, Reunion, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

lutea, Eleotris Day [F.] 1876:314 [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Andaman Islands, east of Bay of Bengal. Syntypes (or possibly holotype): ZSI 2095 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762]. •Valid as Eleotris lutea Day 1876 -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:287 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:976 [ref. 20764], Ataur Rahman 2003:312 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 15 [ref. 38321], Parenti 2021:37 [ref. 38603], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[7] [ref. 39245] as cf. lutea). Current status: Valid as Eleotris lutea Day 1876. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Northeastern Indian Ocean: India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Andaman Islands (India). Habitat: brackish, marine.

macrocephalus, Culius Bleeker [P.] 1857:70 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 16866] Kajeli, Buru Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 25935. •Synonym of Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker 1853 -- (Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Eleotris macrocephala (Bleeker 1857) -- (Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Mennesson & Keith 2020:186 [ref. 37852], Mennesson et al. 2021:489 [ref. 38793]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris macrocephala (Bleeker 1857). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

macrolepis, Culius Bleeker [P.] 1875:109 [9] [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 10; ref. 440] Ambon Island, Molucca, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 4759 (2). On p. 9 of separate. •Synonym of Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker 1862 -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:134 [ref. 23448], Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Eleotris macrolepis (Bleeker 1875) -- (Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950] but as macrolepsis on p. 278, Mennesson & Keith 2020:186 [ref. 37852], Mennesson et al. 2021:482 [ref. 38793]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris macrolepis (Bleeker 1875). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Ambon, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

maculata, Eleotris Duméril [A. H. A.] 1861:248, Pl. 21 (fig. 3-3a) [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Gabon. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1665. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:13 [ref. 19958]. Secondary homonym of Sciaena maculata Bloch 1792, replaced by Eleotris dumerilii Sauvage 1880. •Synonym of Eleotris vittata Duméril 1861 -- (Miller & Wongrat 1990:955 [ref. 19381], Miller 1998:285 [ref. 24950], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris vittata Duméril 1861. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

maltzani, Eleotris Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1889:53 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1889; ref. 2164] Haiti, West Indies. Holotype (unique): ZMB 12760. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Eleotris maltzani Steindachner 1881, replaced by Eleotris hilgendorfi Pietschmann 1913. •Synonym of Eleotris perniger (Cope 1871) -- (Pezold & Cage 2002:42 [ref. 25941], Parenti 2021:38 [ref. 38603]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Eleotris perniger (Cope 1871). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

mauritianus, Eleotris Bennett [E. T.] 1832:166 [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 4944] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1852.9.13.179 (1), 1855.12.26.562 (1), 2016.6.6.2 (1). Correct name is mauritiana when in Eleotris (feminine gender). The syntype BMNH 1852.9.13.179 is also the holotype of Eleotris fornasini Bianconi 1857, uncertain as syntype. •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Schneider & Forster 1801) -- (Maugé 1986:392 [ref. 6218]). •Valid as Eleotris mauritianus Bennett 1832 -- (Hoese 1986:809 [ref. 5670], Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Fricke 1999:495 [ref. 24106], Keith et al. 1999:106 [ref. 24548], Heemstra 2004:3338 [ref. 27945]). •Synonym of Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker 1853 -- (Mennesson & Keith 2020:186 [ref. 37852] with question). •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Larson 2022:183 [ref. 39971] with question). •Valid as Eleotris mauritiana Bennett 1832 -- (Fricke et al. 2009:98 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2018:318 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:15 [ref. 36883], Zajonz et al. 2019:95 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:37 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Uncertain as Eleotris mauritiana Bennett 1832. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa, South Africa to Socotra, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

melanosoma, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1853:705 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 16833] Wahai, western Sumatra [should be Ceram], Indonesia, in sea. Syntypes: (4) RMNH 4815 (some of 16). •Valid as Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker 1853 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:240 [ref. 6441], Maugé 1986:393 [ref. 6218], Hoese 1986:809 [ref. 5670], Roberts 1989:166 [ref. 6439], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:553 [ref. 25598], Zheng 1989:337 [ref. 21202], Allen & Coates 1990:96 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:156 [ref. 21090], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:977 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:134 [ref. 23448], Skelton 1993:361 [ref. 24071], Zhu 1995:174 [ref. 25213], Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Johnson 1999:750 [ref. 25471], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:637 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1150 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:60 [ref. 25191], Kottelat 2001:60 [ref. 25482], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Sakai et al. 2001:107 [ref. 25693], Skelton 2001:361 [ref. 27406], Nakabo 2002:1150 [ref. 26193], Myers & Donaldson 2003:641 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:29 [ref. 27624], Tan & Lim 2004:110 [ref. 27716], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:197 [ref. 28107], Parenti & Lim 2005:194 [ref. 28285], Hoese 2006:1600 [ref. 28998], Larson et al. 2008:138 [ref. 29532], Allen et al. 2008:152 [ref. 30265], Schliewen 2011:209 [ref. 31738], Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:156 [ref. 33932], Miesen et al. 2016:92 [ref. 34492], Zhang et al. 2016:198 [ref. 34477], Mennesson et al. 2016:498, 503 [reg. 34867], Prokofiev 2016:636 [ref. 35020], Pusey et al. 2017:85 [ref. 35250], Mennesson & Keith 2017:214 [ref. 35460], Fricke et al. 2018:319 [ref. 35805], Mennesson et al. 2018:11 [ref. 36105], Suresh et al. 2018:280 [ref. 36495], Mennesson & Keith 2020:186 [ref. 37852], Keith et al. 2021:90 [ref. 38257], Mennesson et al. 2021:480 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:37 [ref. 38603], Taki et al. 2021:428 [ref. 39830], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[7] [ref. 39245], Larson 2022:184 [ref. 39971], Jamandre 2023:167 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker 1853. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Pacific: Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Bali, Ceram, Papua), the Philippines, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Solomons Islands. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

melanurus, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1849:21 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Pasuruan, southern Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5182 (1 of 50). Wrongly treated as a synonym of the junior name Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker 1853 by Mennesson et al. 2021:480 [ref. 38793]. •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Eleotris melanura Bleeker 1849 -- (Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Mennesson & Keith 2020:186 [ref. 37852], Parenti 2021:37 [ref. 38603]). •Uncertain as Eleotris melanura Bleeker 1849 -- (Mennesson pers. commun. 21/11/2021). Current status: Uncertain as Eleotris melanura Bleeker 1849. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

minimus, Cestreus McClelland [J.] 1842:151, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 2; ref. 2925] Vicinity of Calcutta, India. No types known. •Synonym of Eleotris danius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:391 [ref. 32989] with danius as a species inquirenda). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris danius (Hamilton 1822). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae.

monteiri, Eleotris O'Shaughnessy [A. W. E.] 1875:147 [4] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 15 (no. 86) (art. 19); ref. 18481] San Nicolas River, Little Fish Bay, Angola. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1864.7.11.8. On p. 4 of separate. •Synonym of Eleotris vittata Duméril 1861 -- (Maugé 1986:394 [ref. 6218], Miller & Wongrat 1990:955 [ref. 19381], Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477], Miller 1998:285 [ref. 24950], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris vittata Duméril 1861. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

niger, Cottus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:231, 250 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] No locality stated. No types known. Based on description in manuscript by Commerson (Philibert Commerson, 1727-1773, French explorer and naturalist). Not used as valid after 1899; therefore reversal of priority (according to ICZN Art. 23.9) in favor of Eleotris fusca (Forster 1801). Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:280, 306 (vol. 8) [ref. 30473]. See note by Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989]. •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Parenti 2021:36 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

niger, Eleotris Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:259, Pl. 60 (fig. 2) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Waigeo [Waigiou], Indonesia. Syntypes: MNHN A-1578 (1), A-1581 (1), 1989-1846 [ex A-1578] (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:14 [ref. 19958]. •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Maugé 1986:392 [ref. 6218] as nigra, Fricke 1999:495 [ref. 24106], Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989], Mennesson et al. 2016:503 [reg. 34867], Mennesson & Keith 2017:214 [ref. 35460], Mennesson & Keith 2020:186 [ref. 37852], Mennesson et al. 2021:492 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:36 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

oopupape, Gobius Curtiss [A.] 1938:37 [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Vaitapiha River, Tautira township, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Parenti 2021:36 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Eleotridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

oxycephala, Eleotris Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:150, Pl. 77 (figs. 4-5) [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Japan. Syntypes: (2), whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Boeseman 1947:130 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Eleotris oxycephala Temminck & Schlegel 1845 -- (Okada 1961:646 [ref. 6363], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:340 [ref. 7348], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:240 [ref. 6441], Wu & Ni in Kuang et al. 1986:265 [ref. 26639], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:553 [ref. 25598], Zheng 1989:335 [ref. 21202], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:429 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:174 [ref. 25213], Kim 1997:422 [ref. 24032], Takahashi et al. 1997:47 [ref. 24971], Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Sato et al. 1998:41 [ref. 24972], Mizuno et al. 1999:11 [ref. 25311] as Elenotris, Nakabo 2000:1150 [ref. 25182], Matsuura et al. 2000:217 [ref. 26000], Kottelat 2001:60 [ref. 25482], Sakai et al. 2001:107 [ref. 25693], Kim & Park 2002:348 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:1150 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:397, 655 [ref. 26218], Ho & Shao 2011:55 [ref. 31432], Kottelat 2013:393 [ef. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:199 [ref. 34477], Mennesson et al. 2021:491 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:38 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris oxycephala Temminck & Schlegel 1845. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: China north to Japan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

pacifica, Cobitis Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:453 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Not available, manuscript name mentioned under account of Poecilia fusca; from southern seas. Based on description and drawing in manuscript by Forster (Johann Reinhold Forster, 1729-1798, German explorer and naturalist of Cook's second voyage). Not the same as Cobitis pacifica Kim, Park & Nalbant 1999. •In the synonymy of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801). •In the synonymy of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989] with authorship as Schneider, Parenti 2021:36 [ref. 38603]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

pellegrini, Eleotris Maugé [A. L.] 1984:98 [Cybium v. 8 (no. 4); ref. 5945] Near Fort Dauphin, Madagascar. Syntypes: MNHN IC-1932-0108 (3). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:15 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Eleotris pellegrini Maugé 1984 -- (Maugé 1986:393 [ref. 6218], Fricke et al. 2018:319 [ref. 35805], Mennesson & Keith 2020:191 [ref. 37852], Parenti 2021:38 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:184 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris pellegrini Maugé 1984. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Comoros, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

perniger, Culius Cope [E. D.] 1871:473 [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) v. 14 (pt 3) (art. 5); ref. 920] St. Martin Island, West Indies. Holotype (unique): ANSP 10575. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:108 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Eleotris perniger (Cope 1871) -- (Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Pezold & Cage 2002:42 [ref. 25941], Lim et al. 2002:92 [ref. 28310], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1780 [ref. 27111], Smith et al. 2003:58 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:169 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:391 [ref. 28615], Matamoros et al. 2009:23 [ref. 31241], Van Tassell 2011:147 [ref. 31732], Schliewen 2011:209 [ref. 31738], Page et al. 2013:174 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Collette 2013:180 [ref. 32953], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:74 [ref. 33341], Walsh & Chakrabarty 2016:515 [ref. 34497], Guimarães-Costa et al. 2017:3 [ref. 35781], Robins et al. 2018:436 [ref. 35886], Rodríguez-Barrera et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37800], Parenti 2021:38 [ref. 38603], Angulo et al. 2023:32 [ref. 40676], Carvalho-Filho 2023:233 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris perniger (Cope 1871). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Veracruz (Mexico) south to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), including southern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

picta, Eleotris Kner [R.] 1863:223, "Fig. 6" (unpublished) [Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1863, v. 2; ref. 5002] Río Bayano, Panama. Syntypes: NMW 76866 [ex ZSM] (1), ZSM [old collection] (orig. 3) destroyed in WWII. Type catalog: Neumann 2006:274 [ref. 28925]. Also appeared as new in Kner & Steindachner 1864:18, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [ref. 2649] as Eleotris pictus. •Valid as Eleotris picta Kner 1863 -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:43 [ref. 37559], Ortega & Vari 1986:21 [ref. 9708], Lee et al. 1980:782 [ref. 22416], Bussing 1987:245 [ref. 22927], Gamboa Pérez 1992:328 [ref. 38704], Bussing 1996:251 [ref. 21937], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:73 [ref. 22290], Hoese in Fischer et al. 1995:1064 [ref. 22829] as pictus, Grove & Lavenberg 1997:549 [ref. 24023], Bussing 1998:416 [ref. 24179], Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:415 [ref. 24550], Pezold & Cage 2002:43 [ref. 25941], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:169 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:160 [ref. 37547], Miller 2006:392 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2009:12 [ref. 30400], Minckley & Marsh 2009:277 [ref. 31114], Matamoros et al. 2009:23 [ref. 31241], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:194 [ref. 30957], Lasso-Alcalá et al. 2011:575 [ref. 31520], Van Tassell 2011:147 [ref. 31732], Angulo et al. 2013:1006 [ref. 33194], McMahan et al. 2013:452 [ref. 32422], Page et al. 2013:174 [ref. 32708], Barriga Salazar 2014:119 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:348 [ref. 34894], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:149 [ref. 34871], Guimarães-Costa et al. 2017:3 [ref. 35781], Romero-Berny et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35859], González-Murcia et al. 2019:293 [ref. 36544], Angulo et al. 2020:7 [ref. 37425], Love et al. 2021:203 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:38 [ref. 38603], Angulo et al. 2023:33 [ref. 40676], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40816], Valenzuela et al. 2023:95 [ref. 40815]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris picta Kner 1863. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico), Cocos Island (Costa Rica) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Introduced in western Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

piso, Gobiomoroides Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:592, 593 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] South America. No types known. Unnecessary replacement name for Gobius pisonis Gmelin 1789. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:275, 276 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473]. Lectotype selected by Kottelat 2013 as model of Mentzel's figure. •Not a gobiid -- (Pezold & Cage 2002:37 [ref. 25941]). •Synonym of Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin 1789) -- (Parenti 2021:38 [ref. 38603]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin 1789). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

pisonis, Gobius Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1206 [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] South America. No types known. •Valid as Eleotropis pisonis (Gmelin 1789) -- (Aguilera 1998:52 [ref. 24221]). •Valid as Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin 1789) -- (Lee et al. 1980:783 [ref. 22416], Robins & Ray 1986:240 [ref. 23100], Bussing 1987:246 [ref. 22927], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:73 [ref. 22290], Cervigón 1994:144 [ref. 24488], Bussing 1996:251 [ref. 21937], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:228 [ref. 22947], Torelli et al. 1997:70 [ref. 24612], Bussing 1998:417 [ref. 24179], Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:417 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:312 [ref. 25013], Schwartz 1999:282 [ref. 25307], Keith et al. 2000:232 [ref. 24547], Marín 2000:77 [ref. 26252], Taylor 2001:153 [ref. 25200], Camargo & Isaac 2001:142 [ref. 27639], Pezold & Cage 2002:45 [ref. 25941], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1780 [ref. 27111], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:97 [ref. 27192], Matamoros et al. 2009:23 [ref. 31241], Van Tassell 2011:147 [ref. 31732], Angulo et al. 2013:1006 [ref. 33194], Di Dario et al. 2013:263 [ref. 37503], Kottelat 2013:391 [ref. 32989], Phillip et al. 2013:23 [ref. 32896], Catelani et al. 2014:932 [ref. 37496], Costa et al. 2017:46 [ref. 35684], Guimarães-Costa et al. 2017:3 [ref. 35781], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Carvalho-Filho in Marceniuk et al. 2021:224 [ref. 38945], Parenti 2021:38 [ref. 38603], Koerber et al. 2022:66 [ref. 39235], Carvalho-Filho 2023:233 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin 1789). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Venezuela south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including southern Caribbean Sea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

pseudacanthopomus, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1853:276 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12580] Western Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): SMNS 10595. Bleeker specimens: RMNH 5182 (all but 1 possibly). Type catalog: Fricke 1991:14 [ref. 13474] with species spelled pseudoacanthopomus and SMNS 10595 as holotype, Fricke 2005:36 [ref. 29864]. •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Eleotris pseudacanthopomus Bleeker 1853 -- (Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950] as pseudacantha on some pages, Mennesson & Keith 2020:186 [ref. 37852], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38603] as pseudacanthopoma). ▐ Synonym of Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker 1853 -- (Mennesson et al. 2021:480 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:37 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker 1853. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

sahanaensis, Eleotris Mennesson [M. I.], Keith [P.] & Feunteun [E.] in Mennesson & Keith 2020:196, Fig. 5 [Cybium v. 44 (no. 3); ref. 37852] Sahana River, Madagascar. Holotype: MNHN IC-2020-0078. Paratype: MNHN IC-2020-0077 (1). •Valid as Eleotris sahanaensis Mennesson, Keith & Feunteun 2020 -- (Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris sahanaensis Mennesson, Keith & Feunteun 2020. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

sandwicensis, Eleotris Vaillant [L. L.] & Sauvage [H.-E.] 1875:280 [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Sér. 3) v. 3; ref. 17853] Hawaiian Islands. Syntypes: BMNH 1883.7.4.73 [ex MNHN] (1); MNHN A-2624 (2), 8045 (1), 8915 (4), 9011 (2); ?NMW 78678 (1). Type information: Bauchot et al. 1991:15 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Eleotris sandwicensis Vaillant & Sauvage 1875 -- (Zink et al. 1996:332 [ref. 22396], Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950] as sandvicensis, Nishimoto & Fitzsimons 1999:815 [ref. 23947], McDowall 2003:705 [ref. 26832], Benbow et al. 2004:129 [ref. 28266], Mundy 2005:470 [ref. 28379], Mennesson & Keith 2020:186 [ref. 37852], Mennesson et al. 2021:491 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris sandwicensis Vaillant & Sauvage 1875. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

senegalensis, Eleotris (Culius) Steindachner [F.] 1870:949 [5], Pl. 2 (figs. 1-2) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 60 (1. Abth.); ref. 18767] Near Dagana, Senegal, western Africa. Syntypes: (several) NMW 36898-900 (3), 78553 (1). On p. 5 of separate. •Valid as Eleotris senegalensis Steindachner 1870 -- (Maugé 1986:393 [ref. 6218], Miller & Wongrat 1990:955 [ref. 19381], Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:835 [ref. 21590], Miller 1998:285 [ref. 24950], Pezold & Cage 2002:33 [ref. 25941], Pezold et al. 2007:479 [ref. 30082], Schliewen 2011:209 [ref. 31738], Miller in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2829 [ref. 34618], Skelton 2019:228 [ref. 36564], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38603], Fermon et al. 2022:221 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris senegalensis Steindachner 1870. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Western Africa: Senegal south to Namibia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

soaresi, Eleotris Playfair [R. L.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:74, Pl. 9 (fig. 4) [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Mozambique. Syntypes: BMNH 1864.11.15.127 (1), 1865.3.18.26-27 (2), 1867.3.9.521 (1). •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Schneider & Forster 1802) -- (Maugé 1986:392 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker 1853 -- (Mennesson & Keith 2017:214 [ref. 35460]). •Synonym of Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker 1853 -- (Parenti 2021:37 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Eleotris soaresi Playfair 1867 -- (Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950] as soaresii, Mennesson & Keith 2020:197 [ref. 37852]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris soaresi Playfair 1867. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

sumatraensis, Eleotris Mennesson [M. I.], Keith [P.], Sukmono [T.], Risdawati [R.] & Hubert [N.] in Mennesson, Keith, Sauri, Busson, Delrieu-Trottin, et al. 2021:485, Fig. 6 [Pacific Science v. 75 (no. 4); ref. 38793] Sumatera Selatan, Benkulu, Tumbuan Sungai River, Sumatra. Holotype: MZB 25315 [ex BIF 4865]. Paratypes: MNHN, MZB. •Valid as Eleotris sumatraensis Mennesson, Keith, Sukmono, Risdawati & Hubert 2021. Current status: Valid as Eleotris sumatraensis Mennesson, Keith, Sukmono, Risdawati & Hubert 2021. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Sumatra, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

tanakae, Eleotris pisonis oxycephala form Tomiyama [I.] 1936:42 [Japanese Journal of Zoology v. 7 (no. 1) (art. 5); ref. 4413] Infrasubspecific, not available as above; subsequent publication as a species or subspecies not researched. The spelling tanakae is acceptable; early workers almost certainly Latinized the name first, and then added an 'e' (Art. 31.1.1) [WNE, 12 Mar. 2012] -- we suggest using tanakae if necessary. Infrasubspecific. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae.

tecta, Eleotris Bussing [W. A.] 1996:252, Figs. 1, 2a, 3a [Revista de Biología Tropical v. 44 (no. 1); ref. 21937] Quebrada Banegas, tributary of Río Rincón, 3 kilometers southwest of Rincón, upper Golfo Dulce, 8°40'20"N, 83°31'10"W, Pacific coast of Costa Rica, below elevation of 10 meters. Holotype: LACM 45893-1. Paratypes: LACM 20050-52 (1, 1, 2); UCR 1318-8 (3). Type catalog: Angulo et al. 2015:374 [ref. 35212]. •Valid as Eleotris tecta Bussing 1996 -- (Bussing 1998:418 [ref. 24179], Pezold & Cage 2002:47 [ref. 25941], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061], Van Tassell 2011:147 [ref. 31732], Angulo et al. 2013:1006 [ref. 33194], Angulo et al. 2020:7 [ref. 37425], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris tecta Bussing 1996. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Central America, northwestern South America: Pacific slope of Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

tubularis, Eleotris Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.] 1903:210, Pl. 10 [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 5; ref. 2089] Cocos Island, eastern Pacific. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 6348. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:106 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Eleotris tubularis Heller & Snodgrass 1903 -- (Bussing 1996:251 [ref. 21937], Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Pezold & Cage 2002:48 [ref. 25941], Van Tassell 2011:147 [ref. 31732], Angulo et al. 2013:1006 [ref. 33194], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris tubularis Heller & Snodgrass 1903. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Cocos Island (Costa Rica) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

valadei, Eleotris Keith [P.], Mennesson [M. I.] & Henriette [E.] in Mennesson & Keith 2020:200, Fig. 8 [Cybium v. 44 (no. 3); ref. 37852] Ouroveni River, Mayotte, Indian Ocean. Holotype: MNHN IC-2020-0063. Paratype: (6) MNHN. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Eleotris valadei Keith, Mennesson & Henriette 2020 -- (Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris valadei Keith, Mennesson & Henriette 2020. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Mayotte (France), Madagascar and Reunion (France, western Mascarenes). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

vitianus, Eleotris (Culius) Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:56 [17] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3887] Fiji Islands. Syntypes: MNHN A-1420 (4). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:16 [ref. 19958]. On p. 17 of separate. •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Mennesson et al. 2016:503 [reg. 34867], Mennesson & Keith 2017:214 [ref. 35460], Mennesson & Keith 2020:186 [ref. 37852], Mennesson et al. 2021:492 [ref. 38793], Parenti 2021:36 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

vittata, Eleotris Duméril [A. H. A.] 1861:249, Pl. 21 (figs. 4-4a) [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Gabon. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1548. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:16 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Eleotris vittata Duméril 1861 -- (Maugé 1986:393 [ref. 6218], Lévêque et al. 1989:123 [ref. 26480] dated 1858, Paugy & Bénech 1989:304 [ref. 26478] dated 1858, Miller & Wongrat 1990:955 [ref. 19381], Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477] dated 1858, Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:834 [ref. 21590], Miller 1998:285 [ref. 24950], Afonso et al. 1999:86 [ref. 25466], Dankwa et al. 1999:50 [ref. 28023], Pezold & Cage 2002:33 [ref. 25941], Pezold et al. 2007:479 [ref. 30082] dated 1858, Wirtz et al. 2007:21, 39 [ref. 30263], Miller in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2829 [ref. 34618], Pezold et al. 2016:106 [ref. 34870], Reiner 2019:256 [ref. 38139], Skelton 2019:228, 237 [ref. 36564], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38603], Fermon et al. 2022:221 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris vittata Duméril 1861. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Namibia, including Bioco and Annobón islands (Equatorial Guinea), and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

vomerodentata, Eleotris (Kieneria) Maugé [A. L.] 1984:98 [Cybium v. 8 (no. 4); ref. 5945] Pangalanes at Andevoranto, eastern coast of Madagascar. Holotype (unique): MNHN IC-1984-0803. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:16 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Eleotris vomerodentata Maugé 1984 -- (Maugé 1986:394 [ref. 6218], Fricke et al. 2018:319 [ref. 35805], Mennesson & Keith 2020:194 [ref. 37852], Parenti 2021:40 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:185 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris vomerodentata Maugé 1984. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Madagascar endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

wanquanicus, Eleotris Prokofiev [A. M.] 2012:164, Fig. 258 [Aktual'nie Problemi Sovremennoi Nauki v. 5; ref. 38827] Wanquan River, Chaoyang, Qionghai, Hainan Island, China. Holotype: SFC 603. Paratypes: SFC 607 (1), 609 (1), 613 (1), 623 (1); SH 10341 (1), 65-0900 (1). Replacement name for Eleotris acanthopoma hainanensis Wu 1991. •Synonym of Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker 1853 -- (Parenti 2021:34 [ref. 38603] as acanthopoma). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker 1853. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

woworae, Eleotris Keith [P.], Mennesson [M. I.], Sauri [S.] & Hubert [N.] in Mennesson, Keith, Sauri, Busson, Delrieu-Trottin, et al. 2021:483, Fig. 5 [Pacific Science v. 75 (no. 4); ref. 38793] Kab Kelungkung, Tukad Unda River, Bali, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MZB 25313 [ex BIF 2782]. •Valid as Eleotris woworae Keith, Mennesson, Sauri & Hubert 2021. Current status: Valid as Eleotris woworae Keith, Mennesson, Sauri & Hubert 2021. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Bali, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.