PeRMS taxon details
Eleotridae Bonaparte, 1835
- Subfamily Eleotrinae Bonaparte, 1835
- Genus Dormitator Gill, 1861
- Genus Eleotris Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Genus Erotelis Poey, 1860
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. (2025). FishBase. Eleotridae Bonaparte, 1835. Accessed through: Santamaría, J.; Romero, C.; Meza, M. (Eds) (2025) Peruvian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Perms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151420 on 2025-06-03
Santamaría, J.; Romero, C.; Meza, M. (Eds) (2025). Peruvian Register of Marine Species. Eleotridae Bonaparte, 1835. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Perms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151420 on 2025-06-03
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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 
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]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
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]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [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]
