''Oxyeleotris'' is a genus of sleeper
gobies mostly restricted to
Australia
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and
New Guinea, though some (''O. marmorata'', ''O. siamensis'', ''O. urophthalmoides'' and ''O. urophthalmus'') are found in
Southeast Asia.
They are found in a wide range of fresh and
brackish water habitats, and the two species ''O. caeca'' and ''O. colasi'' are
cave-dwellers.
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Species
There 17 recognized species in this genus are:[
* '' Oxyeleotris altipinna'' G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1996
* '' Oxyeleotris aruensis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1911) (Aru gudgeon)
* '' Oxyeleotris caeca'' G. R. Allen, 1996
* '' Oxyeleotris colasi'' Pouyaud, Kadarusman, Hadiaty, Slembrouck, Lemauk, Kusumah & ]Keith
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* '' Oxyeleotris fimbriata'' (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (fimbriate gudgeon)
* '' Oxyeleotris herwerdenii'' (M. C. W. Weber, 1910) (blackbanded gauvina)
* '' Oxyeleotris heterodon'' (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Sentani gudgeon)
* '' Oxyeleotris lineolata'' (Steindachner
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, 1867) (sleepy cod)
* '' Oxyeleotris marmorata'' ( Bleeker, 1852) (marble goby)
* '' Oxyeleotris nullipora'' T. R. Roberts, 1978 (poreless gudgeon)
* '' Oxyeleotris paucipora'' T. R. Roberts, 1978 (few-pored gudgeon)
* '' Oxyeleotris selheimi'' ( W. J. Macleay, 1884) (giant gudgeon)
* '' Oxyeleotris siamensis'' ( Günther, 1861)
* ''Oxyeleotris stagnicola
''Oxyeleotris'' is a genus of sleeper gobies mostly restricted to Australia and New Guinea, though some (''O. marmorata'', ''O. siamensis'', ''O. urophthalmoides'' and ''O. urophthalmus'') are found in Southeast Asia.
They are found in a wide ...
'' G. R. Allen, Hortle & Renyaan, 2000 (Swamp gudgeon)
* ''Oxyeleotris urophthalmoides
''Oxyeleotris'' is a genus of sleeper gobies mostly restricted to Australia and New Guinea, though some (''O. marmorata'', ''O. siamensis'', ''O. urophthalmoides'' and ''O. urophthalmus'') are found in Southeast Asia.
They are found in a wide ra ...
'' (Bleeker, 1853)
* ''Oxyeleotris urophthalmus
''Oxyeleotris'' is a genus of sleeper gobies mostly restricted to Australia and New Guinea, though some (''O. marmorata'', ''O. siamensis'', ''O. urophthalmoides'' and ''O. urophthalmus'') are found in Southeast Asia.
They are found in a wide ra ...
'' (Bleeker, 1851)
* ''Oxyeleotris wisselensis
The Paniai gudgeon (''Oxyeleotris wisselensis'') is a species of fish in the family Butidae endemic to the Paniai Lakes (absent from Lake Paniai itself, but present in both Lake Tigi and Tage) and their tributaries in West Papua, Indonesia
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'' G. R. Allen & Boeseman, 1982 (Paniai gudgeon)
References
Butidae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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