''Thalasseleotris'' is a

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gobies Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising over 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the fam ...

comprising two species in the

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Thalasseleotrididae Thalasseleotrididae is a family of two genera of the order Gobiiformes which are found in the temperate seas of Australia and New Zealand. They were formerly classified as part of the family Eleotridae but workers had noted that these genera were ...

from the south-western Pacific Ocean in the seas off Australia and New Zealand. The generic name is derived from the

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''Thalassa'' meaning "sea" and the generic name ''

Eleotris ''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 ...

'' as at the time it was named the genus was considered to be in the family

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Species

The two species in ''Thalasseleotris'' are: * '' Thalasseleotris adela'' Hoese & Larson, 1987 - Marine gudgeon * '' Thalasseleotris iota'' Hoese & Roberts, 2005 - New Zealand pygmy sleeper

References

Thalasseleotrididae Taxa named by Douglass F. Hoese Taxa named by Helen K. Larson {{Gobiiformes-stub