madagascariensis, Eleotris Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:240 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Madagascar. Syntypes: MNHN A-1683 (1) [= a species of Eleotris], A-2709 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:13 [ref. 19958]. •Synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Maugé 1986:397 [ref. 6218], Keith & Mennesson 2021:102 [ref. 38375], Larson 2022:186 [ref. 39971]). •Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes 1837). Eleotridae: Butinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.