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Eleotris

Mennesson, Marion I.;Keith, Philippe

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Also known as Spinycheek sleepers

Eleotris is a genus of fish in the family Eleotridae with a circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.

Species

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyEleotridae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded14,452

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,263
With media
21
Family
Eleotridae
Collections
UWFC, USNM, CUMV, TCWC, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, ECOSUR
Recorded in
Palau, Federated States Of Micronesia, United States, Sri Lanka, Cuba, Costa Rica, Mexico, Malaysia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Eleotridae
Image
Eleotrinae oxycephala(Yaizu,Shizuoka,Japan,2007).jpg
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genus
taxon name
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Commons category
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topic's main category
Category:Eleotris
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Species
  • References

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 Eleotris daganensis Steindachner, 1870 Eleotris douniasi Keith, Mennesson, Dahruddin & Hubert, 2021 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 Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker, 1853 (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 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

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