WoRMS taxon details
Eleotridae Bonaparte, 1835
151420 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151420)
accepted
Family
Eleotrinae Bonaparte, 1835 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Genus Belobranchus Bleeker, 1857
- Genus Bunaka Herre, 1927
- Genus Calumia Smith, 1958
- Genus Dormitator Gill, 1861
- Genus Eleotris Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Genus Erotelis Poey, 1860
- Genus Giuris Sauvage, 1880
- Genus Gobiomorphus Gill, 1863
- Genus Gobiomorus Lacepède, 1800
- Genus Guavina Bleeker, 1874
- Genus Hypseleotris Gill, 1863
- Genus Leptophilypnus Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
- Genus Philypnodon Bleeker, 1874
- Genus Alexurus Jordan, 1895 accepted as Erotelis Poey, 1860
- Genus Alvarius Girard, 1859 accepted as Gobiomorus Lacepède, 1800
- Subfamily Butinae Bleeker, 1874 accepted as Butidae Bleeker, 1874 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Genus Culius Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Eleotris Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Genus Eleoris accepted as Eleotris Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
- Subfamily Eleotrinae Bonaparte, 1835 accepted as Eleotridae Bonaparte, 1835 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Genus Elestris accepted as Eleotris Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
- Genus Giurus accepted as Giuris Sauvage, 1880 (misspelling)
- Genus Lembus Günther, 1859 accepted as Gobiomorus Lacepède, 1800
- Genus Lizettea Herre, 1936 accepted as Bunaka Herre, 1927
- Genus Microeleotris Meek & Hildebrand, 1916 accepted as Leptophilypnus Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
- Subfamily Milyeringinae Whitley, 1945 accepted as Milyeringidae Whitley, 1945 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Genus Ophieleotris Aurich, 1938 accepted as Giuris Sauvage, 1880 (synonym)
- Genus Philypnus Valenciennes, 1837 accepted as Gobiomorus Lacepède, 1800 (unaccepted > junior subjective 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 2026-09-07
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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 
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[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]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Eleotrinae Bonaparte, 1835)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleotridae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleotrinae) (from synonym Eleotrinae Bonaparte, 1835)
To Genbank (from synonym Eleotrinae Bonaparte, 1835)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Eleotridae FIN028087 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Eleotridae RAD108533-001)
To ITIS
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Eleotrinae Bonaparte, 1835)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleotridae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleotrinae) (from synonym Eleotrinae Bonaparte, 1835)
To Genbank (from synonym Eleotrinae Bonaparte, 1835)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Eleotridae FIN028087 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Eleotridae RAD108533-001)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
