aporos, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1854:59 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 16923] Sindangole; Ternate, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: (4) RMNH 5178 (2 of 6) Halmahera. •Valid as Ophieleotris aporos (Bleeker 1854) -- (Allen & Coates 1990:99 [ref. 25561], Allen & Coates 1990:132 [ref. 15715], Allen 1991:166 [ref. 21090], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:979 [ref. 20764], Allen et al. 1992:302 [ref. 21400], Kottelat et al. 1993:135 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:246 [ref. 23210], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], Unmack 2001:1064 [ref. 25797], Zhang et al. 2016:199 [ref. 34477]). •Synonym of Giuris margaritacea (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Allen et al. 2002:289 [ref. 25930], Hoese 2006:1600 [ref. 28998]). •Synonym of Giuris margaritaceus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:393 [ref. 32989], Keith et al. 2020:321 [ref. 37992], Parenti 2021:41 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Giuris margaritaceus (Valenciennes 1837). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.