WoRMS taxon details

Eleotridae Bonaparte, 1835

151420 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151420)

accepted
Family
Eleotrinae Bonaparte, 1835 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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  1. Genus Allomogurnda Allen, 2003
  2. Genus Belobranchus Bleeker, 1857
  3. Genus Bunaka Herre, 1927
  4. Genus Caecieleotris Walsh & Chakrabarty, 2016
  5. Genus Calumia Smith, 1958
  6. Genus Dormitator Gill, 1861
  7. Genus Eleotris Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  8. Genus Erotelis Poey, 1860
  9. Genus Fagasa Schultz, 1943
  10. Genus Giuris Sauvage, 1880
  11. Genus Gobiomorphus Gill, 1863
  12. Genus Gobiomorus Lacepède, 1800
  13. Genus Guavina Bleeker, 1874
  14. Genus Hemieleotris Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
  15. Genus Hypseleotris Gill, 1863
  16. Genus Kimberleyeleotris Hoese & Allen, 1987
  17. Genus Leptophilypnion Roberts, 2013
  18. Genus Leptophilypnus Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
  19. Genus Microphilypnus Myers, 1927
  20. Genus Mogurnda Gill, 1863
  21. Genus Philypnodon Bleeker, 1874
  22. Genus Ratsirakia Maugé, 1984
  23. Genus Tateurndina Nichols, 1955
  24. Genus Cestreus McClelland, 1842 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  25. Genus Alexurus Jordan, 1895 accepted as Erotelis Poey, 1860
  26. Genus Alvarius Girard, 1859 accepted as Gobiomorus Lacepède, 1800
  27. Genus Boroda Herre, 1927 accepted as Bostrychus Lacepède, 1801 (synonym)
  28. Subfamily Butinae Bleeker, 1874 accepted as Butidae Bleeker, 1874 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  29. Genus Carassiops Ogilby, 1897 accepted as Hypseleotris Gill, 1863
  30. Genus Culius Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Eleotris Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  31. Genus Eleoris accepted as Eleotris Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
  32. Subfamily Eleotrinae Bonaparte, 1835 accepted as Eleotridae Bonaparte, 1835 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  33. Genus Elestris accepted as Eleotris Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
  34. Genus Euleptoeleotris Hildebrand, 1938 accepted as Erotelis Poey, 1860
  35. Genus Giurus accepted as Giuris Sauvage, 1880 (misspelling)
  36. Genus Lembus Günther, 1859 accepted as Gobiomorus Lacepède, 1800
  37. Genus Lizettea Herre, 1936 accepted as Bunaka Herre, 1927
  38. Genus Microeleotris Meek & Hildebrand, 1916 accepted as Leptophilypnus Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
  39. Subfamily Milyeringinae Whitley, 1945 accepted as Milyeringidae Whitley, 1945 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  40. Genus Ophieleotris Aurich, 1938 accepted as Giuris Sauvage, 1880 (synonym)
  41. Genus Paloa Herre, 1927 accepted as Odonteleotris Gill, 1863 (synonym)
  42. Genus Philypnus Valenciennes, 1837 accepted as Gobiomorus Lacepède, 1800 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  43. Genus Pohieleotris accepted as Ophieleotris Aurich, 1938 accepted as Giuris Sauvage, 1880 (misspelling)
  44. Genus Prochilus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Dormitator Gill, 1861 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Chiefly tropical and subtropical. Distribution: Atlantic coast of the United States to Stewart Island, New Zealand. Mouth...  
Description Chiefly tropical and subtropical. Distribution: Atlantic coast of the United States to Stewart Island, New Zealand. Mouth never subterminal. Cycloid or ctenoid scales. Pelvic fins separate or fused to various extents. Sucking disc absent. With 2-8 flexible spines in spinous dorsal fin. Vertebrae 25-28. About 60 cm maximum length, reported for Dormitator maculatus.  [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Eleotridae Bonaparte, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151420 on 2026-08-05
Date
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2005-04-06 10:22:32Z
created
2015-04-17 08:48:21Z
changed
2021-06-30 09:12:51Z
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Nomenclature

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details] 

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
Description Chiefly tropical and subtropical. Distribution: Atlantic coast of the United States to Stewart Island, New Zealand. Mouth never subterminal. Cycloid or ctenoid scales. Pelvic fins separate or fused to various extents. Sucking disc absent. With 2-8 flexible spines in spinous dorsal fin. Vertebrae 25-28. About 60 cm maximum length, reported for Dormitator maculatus.  [details]
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English sleepers  [details]
Japanese カワアナゴ科カワアナゴ亜科 [from synonym]  [details]