''Eleotris'' is a
genus
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of
fish
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in the
family
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Eleotridae
Eleotridae is a family of fish commonly known as sleeper gobies, with about 34 genera and 180 species. Most species are found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region, but there are also species in subtropical and temperate regions, warmer parts of t ...
with a
circumglobal distribution in
tropical
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and
subtropical regions.
Species
There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Eleotris acanthopoma
''Eleotris'' is a genus of fish in the family Eleotridae with a circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
Species
There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Eleotris acanthopoma'' Bleeker, 1853 (Spiny s ...
''
Bleeker, 1853 (Spiny sleeper)
* ''
Eleotris amblyopsis
''Eleotris'' is a genus of fish in the family Eleotridae with a circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
Species
There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Eleotris acanthopoma'' Bleeker, 1853 (Spiny sl ...
''
(Cope
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A cope may be worn by any rank of the Catholic or Anglican clerg ...
, 1871) (Large-scaled spiny-cheek sleeper)
* ''
Eleotris andamensis
''Eleotris'' is a genus of fish in the family Eleotridae with a circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
Species
There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Eleotris acanthopoma'' Bleeker, 1853 (Spiny sl ...
''
Herre, 1939
* ''
Eleotris annobonensis
''Eleotris'' is a genus of fish in the family Eleotridae with a circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
Species
There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Eleotris acanthopoma'' Bleeker, 1853 (Spiny sl ...
''
Blanc, Cadenat & Stauch, 1968
* ''
Eleotris aquadulcis''
G. R. Allen & Coates, 1990 (Freshwater sleeper)
* ''
Eleotris balia
''Eleotris'' is a genus of fish in the family Eleotridae with a circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
Species
There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Eleotris acanthopoma'' Bleeker, 1853 (Spiny sl ...
''
D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1905
* ''
Eleotris belizianus
''Eleotris'' is a genus of fish in the family Eleotridae with a circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
Species
There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Eleotris acanthopoma'' Bleeker, 1853 (Spiny sl ...
''
Sauvage, 1880
* ''
Eleotris bosetoi
''Eleotris'' is a genus of fish in the family Eleotridae with a circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
Species
There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Eleotris acanthopoma'' Bleeker, 1853 (Spiny sl ...
''
Mennesson, Keith, Ebner & Gerbeaux, 2016 [Mennesson, M.I., Keith, P., Ebner, B.C. & Gerbeaux, P. (2016): ''Eleotris bosetoi'' (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Eleotridae), a New Species of Freshwater Fish from the Solomon Islands. ''Pacific Science, 70 (4): 495-507.'']
* ''
Eleotris daganensis''
Steindachner
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, 1870
* ''
Eleotris douniasi''
Keith, Mennesson, Dahruddin & Hubert
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, 2021
* ''
Eleotris fasciatus''
T. R. Chen, 1964
* ''
Eleotris feai''
Thys van den Audenaerde & Tortonese, 1974
* ''
Eleotris fusca''
(Bloch
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*Alfred Bloch ( ...
& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Dusky sleeper)
* ''
Eleotris lutea''
F. Day, 1876 (Lutea sleeper)
* ''
Eleotris mauritiana''
E. T. Bennett, 1832 (Wide-head sleeper)
* ''
Eleotris macrolepis''
Bleeker, 1875[
* '' Eleotris melanosoma'' Bleeker, 1853][ (Broad-head sleeper)
* '' Eleotris oxycephala'' ]Temminck
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& Schlegel, 1845
* '' Eleotris pellegrini'' Maugé, 1984
* '' Eleotris perniger'' (Cope
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A cope may be worn by any rank of the Catholic or Anglican clerg ...
, 1871) (Small-scaled spiny-cheek sleeper)
* '' Eleotris picta'' Kner, 1863 (Spotted sleeper)
* '' Eleotris pisonis'' ( J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (Spiny-cheek sleeper)
* '' Eleotris sandwicensis'' Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 (Sandwich Island sleeper, Hawaiian sleeper, oopu)
* '' Eleotris senegalensis'' Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1870
* '' Eleotris soaresi'' Playfair, 1867
* '' Eleotris sumatraensis'' Mennesson, Keith, Sukmono, Risdawati & Hubert
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Saint Hubert of Liège (or Hubertus) (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and m ...
, 2021[
* '' Eleotris tecta'' W. A. Bussing, 1996
* '' Eleotris tubularis'' Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
* '' Eleotris vittata'' A. H. A. Duméril, 1861
* '' Eleotris vomerodentata'' Maugé, 1984
* '' Eleotris woworae'' Keith, Mennesson, Sauri & ]Hubert
Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from ''hug'' "mind" and '' beraht'' "bright". It also occurs as a surname.
Saint Hubert of Liège (or Hubertus) (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and m ...
, 2021[
]
References
Freshwater fish genera
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Marcus Elieser Bloch
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