Eleotridae
| Eleotridae | |
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| Mogurnda mogurnda | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae Bonaparte, 1835 |
Eleotridae is a
Caecieleotris, is troglobitic.[3] They are especially important as predators in the freshwater stream ecosystems on oceanic islands such as New Zealand and Hawaii that otherwise lack the predatory fish families typical of nearby continents, such as catfish. Anatomically, they are similar to the gobies (Gobiidae), though unlike the majority of gobies, they do not have a pelvic sucker.[2]
Like the
true gobies, they are generally small fish that live on the substrate, often amongst vegetation, in burrows, or in crevices within rocks and coral reefs. Although goby-like in many ways, sleeper gobies lack the pelvic fin sucker and that, together with other morphological differences, is used to distinguish the two families. The Gobiidae and Eleotridae likely share a common ancestor and they are both placed in the order Gobiiformes, along with a few other small families containing goby-like fishes.[2]
standard length of less than 1 cm (0.4 in).[6]
Taxonomy
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Tateurndina ocellicauda
The family has been divided into three subfamilies: Butinae, Eleotrinae and Milyeringinae.[1] However, because of the deep divergence between the three, some authorities have recommended splitting them into separate families: Butidae, Eleotridae and Milyeringidae.[7][8] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World follows this classification and this means that the following genera are currently included within the Eleotridae.[9] However, the family Xenisthmidae is regarded as a synonym of the Eleotridae, according to the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World.[10]
- AllomicrodesmusSchultz, 1966
- Allomogurnda Allen, 2003
- Belobranchus Bleeker, 1857
- BunakaHerre, 1927
- Caecieleotris Walsh & Chakrabarty, 2016[3]
- Calumia Smith, 1958
- Dormitator Gill, 1861
- Eleotris Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Erotelis Poey, 1860
- GiurisSauvage, 1880
- Gobiomorphus Gill, 1863
- Gobiomorus Lacépède, 1800
- Guavina Bleeker, 1874
- Gymnoxenisthmus Gill, Bogorodsky & Mal, 2014 [11]
- Hemieleotris Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
- Hypseleotris Gill, 1863
- Kimberleyeleotris Hoese & Allen, 1987
- Leptophilypnion Roberts, 2013[6]
- Leptophilypnus Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
- Microphilypnus Myers, 1927
- Mogurnda Gill, 1863
- Paraxenisthmus Gill & Hoese, 1993
- Philypnodon Bleeker, 1874
- RatsirakiaMaugé, 1984
- Rotuma Springer, 1988
- TateurndinaNichols, 1955
- Tyson Springer, 1983
- Xenisthmus Snyder, 1908
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Eleotridae" in FishBase. September 2017 version.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-86542-256-8
- ^ S2CID 89252631. Retrieved 27 July 2023 – via Louisiana State University Digital Commons.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Gobiomorus dormitor" in FishBase. September 2017 version.
- ISBN 978-1-890087-06-7
- ^ hdl:10088/22636.
- .
- ISBN 1-57808-436-9
- ^ Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). "Classification of fishes from Fishes of the World 5th Edition" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ISBN 978-1119220817.
- PMID 24869837.