Eleotris Explained

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 sleeper)
• Eleotris amblyopsis (Cope, 1871) (Large-scaled spiny-cheek sleeper)
• Eleotris andamensis Herre, 1939
• Eleotris annobonensis Blanc, Cadenat & Stauch, 1968
• Eleotris aquadulcis G. R. Allen & Coates, 1990 (Freshwater sleeper)
• Eleotris balia D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1905
• Eleotris belizianus Sauvage, 1880
• Eleotris bosetoi Mennesson, Keith, Ebner & Gerbeaux, 2016 ^[1]
• Eleotris daganensis Steindachner, 1870
• Eleotris douniasi Keith, Mennesson, Dahruddin & Hubert, 2021^[2]
• Eleotris fasciatus T. R. Chen, 1964
• Eleotris feai Thys van den Audenaerde & Tortonese, 1974
• Eleotris fusca (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^[2]
• Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker, 1853^[2] (Broad-head sleeper)
• Eleotris oxycephala Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
• Eleotris pellegrini Maugé, 1984
• Eleotris perniger (Cope, 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, 1870
• Eleotris soaresi Playfair, 1867
• Eleotris sumatraensis Mennesson, Keith, Sukmono, Risdawati & Hubert, 2021^[2]
• 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, 2021^[2]

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Mennesson, M. I. . Keith, P. . Sukmono, T. . Risdawati, R. . Hubert, N. . 2021 . Eleotris (Teleostei: Eleotridae) from Indonesia with Description of Three New Species Within the melanosoma Neuromast Pattern Group. . Pacific Science . 75 . 4 . 469–495 . 10.2984/75.4.2.