''Hetereleotris'' is a
genus
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of
gobies
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native to the western
Indian Ocean
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and the western
Pacific Ocean
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.
Species
There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Hetereleotris apora''
Hoese & R. Winterbottom, 1979 (Poreless goby)
* ''
Hetereleotris bipunctata''
Tortonese, 1976
* ''
Hetereleotris caminata''
J. L. B. Smith, 1958 (Mourner)
* ''
Hetereleotris diademata''
Rüppell, 1830
* ''
Hetereleotris dorsovittata''
Kovačić & Bogorodsky, 2014 [Kovačić, M. & Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, A. O.(2014): A new species of ''Hetereleotris'' (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Farasan Island (Red Sea). ''Zootaxa, 3846 (1): 119–126.'']
* ''
Hetereleotris exilis''
Shibukawa
is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 76,098 in 32,439 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Shibukawa is the location of Ikaho Onsen, a popular hot spring resort.
...
, 2010
* ''
Hetereleotris georgegilli''
A. C. Gill, 1998 (Gill's goby)
* ''
Hetereleotris kenyae''
J. L. B. Smith, 1958
* ''
Hetereleotris margaretae''
Hoese, 1986 (Smooth-scale goby)
* ''
Hetereleotris nebulofasciata''
J. L. B. Smith, 1958
* ''
Hetereleotris poecila''
Fowler, 1946
* ''
Hetereleotris psammophila''
Kovačić & Bogorodsky, 2014 [Kovačić, M. & Bogorodsky, S.V. (2014): A new species of ''Hetereleotris'' (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Red Sea. ''Zootaxa, 3764 (4): 475–481.'']
* ''
Hetereleotris readerae''
Hoese & Larson, 2005
* ''
Hetereleotris tentaculata''
J. L. B. Smith, 1958 (Locusthead)
* ''
Hetereleotris vinsoni''
Hoese, 1986 (Vinson's goby)
* ''
Hetereleotris vulgaris''
Klunzinger, 1871
* ''
Hetereleotris zanzibarensis''
J. L. B. Smith, 1958 (Goggle goby)
* ''
Hetereleotris zonata''
Fowler, 1934 (Goggles)
References
Gobiidae
Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
Marine fish genera
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