''Eleotris'' is a

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in the

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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

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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 Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").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 ...

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, 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 ...

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, Cadenat & Stauch, 1968 * ''

Eleotris aquadulcis ''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 ...

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, 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 ...

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& 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''

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, 1870 * '' Eleotris douniasi'' Keith, Mennesson, Dahruddin & Nicolas Hubert, Hubert, 2021 * ''Eleotris fasciatus'' Chen Tchaw-Ren, T. R. Chen, 1964 * ''Eleotris feai'' Dirk Frans Elisabeth Thys van den Audenaerde, Thys van den Audenaerde & Enrico Tortonese, Tortonese, 1974 * ''Eleotris fusca'' (Marcus Elieser Bloch, Bloch & Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider, J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Dusky sleeper) * ''Eleotris lutea'' Francis Day, F. Day, 1876 (Lutea sleeper) * ''Eleotris mauritiana'' Edward Turner Bennett, E. T. Bennett, 1832 (Wide-head sleeper) * ''Eleotris macrolepis''

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, 1871) (Small-scaled spiny-cheek sleeper) * ''Eleotris picta'' Rudolf Kner, Kner, 1863 (Spotted sleeper) * ''Eleotris pisonis'' (Johann Friedrich Gmelin, J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (Spiny-cheek sleeper) * ''Eleotris sandwicensis'' Léon Louis Vaillant, Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 (Sandwich Island sleeper, Hawaiian sleeper, oopu) * ''Eleotris senegalensis''

, 1870 * ''Eleotris soaresi'' Robert Lambert Playfair, Playfair, 1867 * ''Eleotris sumatraensis'' Mennesson, Keith, Tedjo Sukmono, Sukmono, Renny Risdawati, Risdawati & Nicolas Hubert (ichthyologist), Hubert, 2021 * ''Eleotris tecta'' William Albert Bussing Burhaus, W. A. Bussing, 1996 * ''Eleotris tubularis'' Edmund Heller, Heller & Robert Evans Snodgrass, Snodgrass, 1903 * ''Eleotris vittata'' Auguste Henri André Duméril, A. H. A. Duméril, 1861 * ''Eleotris vomerodentata'' André Louis Maugé, Maugé, 1984 * ''Eleotris woworae'' Keith, Mennesson, Sopian Sauri, Sauri & Nicolas Hubert (ichthyologist), Hubert, 2021

References

Eleotris, Freshwater fish genera Marine fish genera Taxa named by Marcus Elieser Bloch {{Gobiiformes-stub