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.