Species that contain: Oxyeleotris and urophthalmus [ 2 ] records

novaeguineae, Oxyeleotris urophthalmus var. Koumans [F. P.] 1936:130 [Zoologische Mededeelingen (Leiden) v. 19; ref. 13711] Lorentz River, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Syntypes: (8) ZMA 104113 (7). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:101 [ref. 19236]. Originally as novae-guineae. •Synonym of Oxyeleotris urophthalmus (Bleeker 1851) -- (Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:27 [ref. 38603] as urophthalma). Current status: Uncertain as Oxyeleotris urophthalmus (Bleeker 1851). Eleotridae: Butinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

urophthalmus, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1851:202 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 329] Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) RMNH 6205 (up to 2 of many). •Valid as Oxyeleotris urophthalmus (Bleeker 1851) -- (Roberts 1989:167 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:135 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:246 [ref. 23210], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:639 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Larson et al. 2008:138 [ref. 29532], Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:27 [ref. 38603] as urophthalma, Taki et al. 2021:425 [ref. 39830], Kumar et al. 2022:[2] [ref. 39443]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris urophthalmus (Bleeker 1851). Eleotridae: Butinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia, Oceania: Sundarbans (India), Malaysia, Thailand and Borneo east to Vietnam and the Philippines, and New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.