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Species in the genus Nemateleotris: [ 5 ] records

decora, Nemateleotris Randall [J. E.] & Allen [G. R.] 1973:361, Figs. 3B, 6-7 [Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei) v. 26 (nos 3/4); ref. 7123] Southwestern side of Augulupelu Reef, 7°15'33"N, 134°31'33"E, Palau Islands, Philippine Sea, western Pacific, depth 52 meters. Holotype: BPBM 9533. Paratypes: AMS I.16877-001 (1); BMNH 1973.5.10.2 (1); BPBM 14728-30 (1, 1, 2); CAS 27590 (1); USNM 209307 (4). •Valid as Nemateleotris decora Randall & Allen 1973 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:245 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:415 [ref. 15987], Randall & Goren 1993:27 [ref. 21131], Kuiter 1997:362 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:415 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:262 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:525 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:93 [ref. 37268], Nakabo 2000:1262 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:420 [ref. 25191], Larson 2001:3608 [ref. 26296], Nakabo 2002:1262 [ref. 26193], Randall & Shen 2002:493 [ref. 26738], Allen & Adrim 2003:61 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:29 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:564 [ref. 28239], Randall et al. 2005:130 [ref. 28745], Hoese 2006:1707 [ref. 28998], Shao et al. 2008:262 [ref. 29952], Fricke et al. 2009:104 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:290 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:223 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:993 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:178 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:96 [ref. 35333], Golani & Fricke 2018:164 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:293 [ref. 36673], Durville et al. 2021:314 [ref. 38802], Parenti 2021:399 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:190 [ref. 39971], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:29 [ref. 40247], Tea & Larson 2023:254 [ref. 40057], Abe et al. 2024:11 [ref. 41435], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1146 [ref. 40796], Golani & Fricke 2026:69 [ref. 42831], Larson & Murugan 2026:42 [ref. 43020]). Current status: Valid as Nemateleotris decora Randall & Allen 1973. Gobiidae: Ptereleotrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, western Mascarenes (La Pérouse Seamount, Réunion and Mauritius) east to Pohnpei (Micronesia) and Samoa, north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to New Caledonia. IUCN (2016): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

exquisita, Nemateleotris Randall [J. E.] & Connell [A. D.] 2013:25, Figs. 9-11 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 8; ref. 32942] West coast off Wolmar, rubble and sand bottom near base of vertical drop-off, Mauritius, depth 56 meters. Holotype: BPBM 16173. Paratypes: BPBM 21528 (1), 34640 (2); 22544 (2); CAS 234071(1); SMF 34718 (1); SAIAB 185925 (1), 186384 (3); USNM 405534 (1). •Valid as Nemateleotris exquisita Randall & Connell 2013 -- (Golani & Fricke 2018:164 [ref. 36273], Tea et al. 2020:3 [ref. 37258], Parenti 2021:399 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Nemateleotris decora Randall & Allen 1973 -- (Larson 2022:190 [ref. 39971], Tea & Larson 2023:254 [ref. 40057], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1146 [ref. 40796], Golani & Fricke 2026:69 [ref. 42831]). Current status: Synonym of Nemateleotris decora Randall & Allen 1973. Gobiidae: Microdesminae. Habitat: marine.

helfrichi, Nemateleotris Randall [J. E.] & Allen [G. R.] 1973:355, Figs. 3C-5 [Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei) v. 26 (nos 3/4); ref. 7123] Outside reef off Papeete Harbor, Tahiti, Society Islands, depth 43 meters. Holotype: BPBM 11595. Paratypes: AMS I.16876-001 (1); BMNH 1973.5.10.2 (1); BPBM 9527 (1), 10153 (1), 11598 (1), 12661 (2), 13095 (1), 13326 (1); CAS 27591 (1); USNM 209306 (1). Some paratypes are also paratypes of Nemateleotris lavendula Tea & Larson 2023. •Valid as Nemateleotris helfrichi Randall & Allen 1973 -- (Senou et al. 1997:5 [ref. 24368], Allen 1997:220 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:262 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:1262 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:420 [ref. 25191], Larson 2001:3608 [ref. 26296], Nakabo 2002:1262 [ref. 26193], Myers & Donaldson 2003:645 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:29 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:564 [ref. 28239], Allen & Erdmann 2012:994 [ref. 31980], Randall & Connell 2013:20 [ref. 32942], Koeda et al. 2016:96 [ref. 35333], Parenti 2021:399 [ref. 38603], Tea & Larson 2023:254 [ref. 40057]). Current status: Valid as Nemateleotris helfrichi Randall & Allen 1973. Gobiidae: Ptereleotrinae. Distribution: Southern central Pacific: Society Islands, Austral Islands, Marquesas Islands, Gambier Islands to Cook Islands, Polynesia. Habitat: marine.

lavandula, Nemateleotris Tea [Y.-K.] & Larson [H. K.] 2023:255, Figs. 2H, 4D-F, 5-7, 8B-C, 9B, 10E1-E2 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 71; ref. 40057] Augulupelu Reef, Palau Islands, depth 28 meters. Holotype: AMS I.16876-001. Paratypes: AMS, BPBM, CAS, USNM. . •Valid as Nemateleotris lavandula Tea & Larson 2023 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2024:1146 [ref. 40796]) Current status: Valid as Nemateleotris lavandula Tea & Larson 2023. Gobiidae: Ptereleotrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Yakushima Island (Japan) south to Taiwan, northern Philippines, Micronesia, Melanesia and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

magnificus, Nemateleotris Fowler [H. W.] 1938:132 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 85 (no. 3032); ref. 1426] Buka Buka Island, Gulf of Tomini, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): USNM 99044. •Valid as Nemateleotris magnificus Fowler 1938 -- (Rajan et al. 2021:9 [ref. 39508]). •Valid as Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler 1938 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:245 [ref. 6441], Hoese 1986:795 [ref. 5670], Randall et al. 1990:415 [ref. 15987], Randall & Goren 1993:27 [ref. 21131], Kuiter 1993:366 [ref. 23929], Allen 1997:220 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:362 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:415 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:262 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:525 [ref. 24106], Randall 1999:27 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:93 [ref. 37268], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1262 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:420 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:20 [ref. 25806], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson 2001:3608 [ref. 26296], Nakabo 2002:1262 [ref. 26193], Randall & Shen 2002:494 [ref. 26738], Allen & Adrim 2003:61 [ref. 26830] dating to 1928, Myers & Donaldson 2003:646 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:29 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3330 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:397 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:564 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:483 [ref. 28379], Hoese 2006:1706 [ref. 28998], Randall 2007:410 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:104 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:291 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:223 [ref. 31256], Caratini & Soriano 2011:82 [ref. 39915] as magnificus, Allen & Erdmann 2012:994 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:270 [ref. 32706], Randall & Connell 2013:20 [ref. 32942], Fricke et al. 2014:178 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:8 [ref. 33988], Koeda et al. 2016:96 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:345 [ref. 35805], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:125 [ref. 40104], Fricke et al. 2019:293 [ref. 36673], Durville et al. 2021:314 [ref. 38802], Parenti 2021:399 [ref. 38603], Wada et al. 2021:50 [ref. 38521], Larson 2022:191 [ref. 39971], Murase et al. 2023:42 [ref. 40935], Tea & Larson 2023:254 [ref. 40057], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1147 [ref. 40796], Larson & Murugan 2026:42 [ref. 43020]). Current status: Valid as Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler 1938. Gobiidae: Ptereleotrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Austral Islands (French Polynesia). IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.