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Eleotridae
AphiaID: 151420

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order)

Status

accepted

Record
status

Added by Database Management Team

Rank

Family

Parent

Perciformes

Source

basis of record: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names

Language	Name
English	sleepers	[details]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]

Subfamily Butinae

» Genus Bostrychus Lacepède, 1801
» Genus Butis Bleeker, 1856
» Genus Incara
» Genus Kribia
» Genus Milyeringa
» Genus Odonteleotris Gill, 1863
» Genus Ophiocara Gill, 1864
» Genus Oxyeleotris Bleeker, 1874
» Genus Parviparma
» Genus Pogoneleotris
» Genus Typhleotris
» Genus Agonostoma accepted as Agonostomus Bennett, 1832
» Genus Bostrichthys accepted as Bostrychus Lacepède, 1801
» Genus Buits accepted as Butis Bleeker, 1856
» Genus Callieleotris accepted as Oxyeleotris Bleeker, 1874
» Genus Elestris accepted as Eleotris Gronovius, 1763
» Genus Gigantogobius accepted as Oxyeleotris Bleeker, 1874
» Genus Hanno accepted as Bostrychus Lacepède, 1801
» Genus Hannoichthys accepted as Bostrychus Lacepède, 1801
» Genus Oxyelectris accepted as Oxyeleotris Bleeker, 1874

Subfamily Eleotrinae

» Genus Belobranchus
» Genus Bunaka
» Genus Calumia Smith, 1958
» Genus Dormitator Gill, 1861
» Genus Eleotris Gronovius, 1763
» Genus Erotelis
» Genus Giuris Sauvage, 1880
» Genus Gobiomorphus
» Genus Gobiomorus
» Genus Guavina
» Genus Hemieleotris Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
» Genus Hypseleotris Gill, 1864
» Genus Kimberleyeleotris
» Genus Leptophilypnus
» Genus Microphilypnus
» Genus Mogurnda Gill, 1863
» Genus Philypnodon
» Genus Philypnus
» Genus Ratsirakia
» Genus Tateurndina
» Genus Alexurus accepted as Erotelis
» Genus Alvarius accepted as Gobiomorus
» Genus Culius accepted as Eleotris Gronovius, 1763
» Genus Eleoris accepted as Eleotris Gronovius, 1763
» Genus Giurus accepted as Giuris Sauvage, 1880
» Genus Lembus accepted as Gobiomorus
» Genus Lizettea accepted as Bunaka
» Genus Microeleotris accepted as Leptophilypnus
» Genus Ophieleotris Aurich, 1938 accepted as Giuris Sauvage, 1880
» Genus Prochilus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Dormitator Gill, 1861

Genus Prionobutis Bleeker, 1874

Genus Cestreus McClelland, 1842 (nomen dubium)

Genus Boroda Herre, 1927 accepted as Bostrychus Lacepède, 1801
Genus Paloa Herre, 1927 accepted as Odonteleotris Gill, 1863
Genus Pohieleotris accepted as Ophieleotris Aurich, 1938 accepted as Giuris Sauvage, 1880

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Note

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]

LSID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151420

Taxonomic
Edit history

Date	action	by
2005-04-06 10:22:32Z	created	Claus, Simon

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Citation: WoRMS (2013). Eleotridae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151420 on 2013-06-19

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