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SU 3455 Alexurus armiger Jordan [D. S.] & Richardson [R. E.], 1895 Holotype  [Collection database record]
armiger, Alexurus Jordan [D. S.] & Richardson [R. E.] in Jordan 1895:511, Pl. 48 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5; ref. 2394] Harbor of La Paz, Baja California, Mexico, Gulf of California. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 3455. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:105 [ref. 12291]. The second author is R. E. Richardson. Jordan as sole author on p. 511, listed as co-authors Jordan & Richardson on p. 381. •Valid as Erotelis armiger (Jordan & Richardson 1895) -- (Hoese in Fischer et al. 1995:1064 [ref. 22829], Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:420 [ref. 24550], Nelson et al. 2004:169 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:160 [ref. 37547], Van Tassell 2011:147 [ref. 31732], Angulo et al. 2013:1006 [ref. 33194], Page et al. 2013:174 [ref. 32708], Romero-Berny et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35859], Love et al. 2021:203 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:40 [ref. 38603], Angulo et al. 2023:33 [ref. 40676]). Current status: Valid as Erotelis armiger (Jordan & Richardson 1895). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Colombia, including entrance of Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.
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SU 36534 Bunaka sticta Herre [A. W. C. T.], 1942 Holotype  [Collection database record]
sticta, Bunaka Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1942:119 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 2 (no. 4); ref. 13207] Tagaloan River at Tagaloan, Oriental Misamis Province, Mindanao, Philippines. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 36534. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:105 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Bunaka gyrinoides (Bleeker 1853) -- (Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:31 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bunaka gyrinoides (Bleeker 1853). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.
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SU 2009 Eleotris abacurus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.], 1896 Holotype  [Collection database record]
abacurus, Eleotris Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] in Jordan 1896:228 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 6; ref. 2395] Harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 2009. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:105 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Eleotris abacurus Jordan & Gilbert 1896 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:72 [ref. 22290], Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:416 [ref. 24550]). •Synonym of Eleotris amblyopsis (Cope 1871) -- (Pezold & Cage 2002:39 [ref. 25941], Parenti 2021:35 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris amblyopsis (Cope 1871). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.
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SU 37152 Eleotris andamensis Herre [A. W. C. T.], 1939 Holotype  [Collection database record]
andamensis, Eleotris Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1939:344 [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 41 (pt 4); ref. 2127] Stream near Machligaon, Port Blair, Andaman Islands. Holotype: CAS-SU 37152. Paratypes: (9) CAS-SU 16968 (3), 69717 (1); ZSI F13632/1 (1); F13633/1-13634/1 (6). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:106 [ref. 12291], Menon & Yazdani 1968:151 [ref. 20743] with ZSI 13632/1 as holotype. •Valid as Eleotris andamensis Herre 1939 -- (Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Kottelat 2013:392 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (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.
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SU 22215 Eleotris carvalhonis Starks [E. C.], 1913 Holotype  [Collection database record]
carvalhonis, Eleotris Starks [E. C.] 1913:65, Pl. 9 [Leland Stanford Jr. University Publications, University Series; ref. 4197] Lake Papary, Brazil. Holotype: CAS-SU 22215. Paratypes: AMNH 3764 (1), CAS-SU 22208 (5). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:106 [ref. 12291]. Holotype specimen designated in plate. •Possibly valid -- (Bussing 1996:251 [ref. 21937]). •Valid as Eleotris carvalhonis Starks 1913 -- (Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950]). •Synonym of Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin 1789) -- (Pezold & Cage 2002:45 [ref. 25941], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin 1789). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.
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SU 6348 Eleotris tubularis Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.], 1903 Holotype  [Collection database record]
tubularis, Eleotris Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.] 1903:210, Pl. 10 [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 5; ref. 2089] Cocos Island, eastern Pacific. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 6348. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:106 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Eleotris tubularis Heller & Snodgrass 1903 -- (Bussing 1996:251 [ref. 21937], Miller 1998:289 [ref. 24950], Pezold & Cage 2002:48 [ref. 25941], Van Tassell 2011:147 [ref. 31732], Angulo et al. 2013:1006 [ref. 33194], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eleotris tubularis Heller & Snodgrass 1903. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Cocos Island (Costa Rica) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.
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SU 14894 Fagasa diaphana Harry [R. R.], 1949 Holotype  [Collection database record]
diaphana, Fagasa Harry [R. R.] 1949:143 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 39 (no. 4); ref. 13014] Mouth of small brackish stream near Lengo, north coast of Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands, western Pacific. Holotype: CAS-SU 14894. Paratypes: CAS-SU 14895-96 (now 67, 3), 68832 [ex 14895] (1 c&s); USNM 144486 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:106 [ref. 12291]. Eleotridae.
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CAS 78976 (IU 13865) Hemieleotris levis Eigenmann [C. H.], 1918 Holotype  [Collection database record]
levis, Hemieleotris Eigenmann [C. H.] 1918:684 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 56 (no. 7); ref. 12304] Pools in Buenaventura, Colombia. Holotype: CAS 78976 [ex IU 13865]. Paratypes: (23) FMNH 58482 (5), CAS 78977 [ex IU 13866, CM 7484] (orig. 23, now 17). Additional material: CAS [ex IU 13867] (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:44 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Hemieleotris levis Eigenmann 1918 -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:661 [ref. 27061], Van Tassell 2011:148 [ref. 31732] but as Dormitator levis in p. 147, Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Hemieleotris levis Eigenmann 1918. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: South America: Pacific coast of Colombia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.
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SU 39863 Hypseleotris raji Herre [A. W. C. T.], 1945 Holotype  [Collection database record]
raji, Hypseleotris Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1945:401 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 35 (no. 12); ref. 2141] Adyar River, Madras, southern India. Holotype (unique): SU 39863. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:107 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849) -- (Thacker & Unmack 2005:2 [ref. 28186], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:22 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Butis delagoensis (Barnard 1927) -- (Keith & Mennesson 2023:451 [ref. 40541]). Current status: Synonym of Butis delagoensis (Barnard 1927). Eleotridae: Butinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.
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SU 29074 Lizettea pelewensis Herre [A. W. C. T.], 1936 Holotype  [Collection database record]
pelewensis, Lizettea Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:276, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 59 (no. 2); ref. 2125] Freshwater brook on a small islet in Palau Islands [= Pelew Islands], western Pacific. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 29074. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:150 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:107 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Bunaka gyrinoides (Bleeker 1853) -- (Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:31 [ref. 38603]) Current status: Synonym of Bunaka gyrinoides (Bleeker 1853). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.
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CAS 76819 (IU 17703) Microphilypnus amazonicus Myers [G. S.], 1927 Holotype  [Collection database record]
amazonicus, Microphilypnus Myers [G. S.] 1927:134 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 68 (no. 3); ref. 3096] Rio Negro, Igarapé do Mai Joana, Manaus, Brazil. Holotype (unique): CAS 76819 [ex IU 17703]. See Caires & Figueiredo 2011:49 [ref. 31523] for remarks on the type locality. •Valid as Microphilypnus amazonicus Myers 1927 -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:662 [ref. 27061], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:97 [ref. 27192], Thacker et al. 2006:495 [ref. 28798], Van Tassell 2011:148 [ref. 31732], DoNascimiento 2016:541 [ref. 34727]). •Synonym of Microphilypnus ternetzi Myers 1927 -- (Caires & Figueiredo 2011:45 [ref. 31523], see DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[24] [ref. 35679], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Microphilypnus ternetzi Myers 1927. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater.
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CAS 76820 (IU 17704) Microphilypnus macrostoma Myers [G. S.], 1927 Holotype  [Collection database record]
macrostoma, Microphilypnus Myers [G. S.] 1927:135 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 68 (no. 3); ref. 3096] Rio Negro, Igarapé da Mai Joana, Manaus, Brazil. Holotype (unique): CAS 76820 [ex IU 17704]. See Caires & Figueiredo 2011:49 [ref. 31523] for remarks on the type locality. •Valid as Microphilypnus macrostoma Myers 1927 -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:662 [ref. 27061], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:97 [ref. 27192], Thacker et al. 2006:491 [ref. 28798] but species status doubtful, Caires & Figueiredo 2011:41 [ref. 31523], Van Tassell 2011:148 [ref. 31732], Caires 2013:155 [ref. 33010], DoNascimiento 2016:536 [ref. 34727], Caires & Toledo-Piza 2018:54 [ref. 35793], Parenti 2021:50 [ref. 38603] as macrostomus). Current status: Valid as Microphilypnus macrostoma Myers 1927. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco, Negro and lower Amazon basin (Brazil and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.
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CAS 76818 (IU 17702) Microphilypnus ternetzi Myers [G. S.], 1927 Syntype  [Collection database record]
ternetzi, Microphilypnus Myers [G. S.] 1927:134 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 68 (no. 3); ref. 3096] Caño de Quiribana near Caicara, Venezuela. Lectotype: CAS-SU 18080 (15.2 mm). Paralectotypes: CAS 76818 [ex IU 17702] (3 not 2), MCZ 31710 [as 31582 in orig.] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:107 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype selected by Caires & Figueiredo 2011:45 [ref. 31523]. The species ternetzi is selected over amazonicus, both species appearing in the same publication (see Caires & Figueiredo 2011:45 [ref. 31523]). •Valid as Microphilypnus ternetzi Myers 1927 -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:662 [ref. 27061], Thacker et al. 2006:491 [ref. 28798], Caires & Figueiredo 2011:45 [ref. 31523], Van Tassell 2011:148 [ref. 31732], Caires 2013:156 [ref. 33010], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:95 [ref. 35633], Guimarães-Costa et al. 2017:4 [ref. 35781], Caires & Toledo-Piza 2018:54 [ref. 35793], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Microphilypnus ternetzi Myers 1927. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: South America: widespread in Amazon and Orinoco basins (Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.
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SU 18080 Microphilypnus ternetzi Myers [G. S.], 1927 Syntype  [Collection database record]
ternetzi, Microphilypnus Myers [G. S.] 1927:134 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 68 (no. 3); ref. 3096] Caño de Quiribana near Caicara, Venezuela. Lectotype: CAS-SU 18080 (15.2 mm). Paralectotypes: CAS 76818 [ex IU 17702] (3 not 2), MCZ 31710 [as 31582 in orig.] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:107 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype selected by Caires & Figueiredo 2011:45 [ref. 31523]. The species ternetzi is selected over amazonicus, both species appearing in the same publication (see Caires & Figueiredo 2011:45 [ref. 31523]). •Valid as Microphilypnus ternetzi Myers 1927 -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:662 [ref. 27061], Thacker et al. 2006:491 [ref. 28798], Caires & Figueiredo 2011:45 [ref. 31523], Van Tassell 2011:148 [ref. 31732], Caires 2013:156 [ref. 33010], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:95 [ref. 35633], Guimarães-Costa et al. 2017:4 [ref. 35781], Caires & Toledo-Piza 2018:54 [ref. 35793], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Microphilypnus ternetzi Myers 1927. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: South America: widespread in Amazon and Orinoco basins (Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.
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SU 4995 Prionobutis serrifrons Rutter [C. L.], 1897 Holotype  [Collection database record]
serrifrons, Prionobutis Rutter [C. L.] 1897:84 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 49; ref. 12329] Swatow, Shantou, coast of southeastern China. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 4995. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:146 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:107 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849) -- (Miller & Wongrat 1990:954 [ref. 19381], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:21 [ref. 38603], Keith & Mennesson 2023:450 [ref. 40541]). Current status: Synonym of Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849). Eleotridae: Butinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.
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