''Thalasseleotris'' is a

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of gobies comprising two species in the

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Thalasseleotrididae Thalasseleotrididae is a family of two genera of the order Gobiiformes which are found in the temperate seas of Australia and New Zealand. They were formerly classified as part of the family Eleotridae but workers had noted that these genera we ...

from the south-western Pacific Ocean in the seas off Australia and New Zealand. The generic name is derived from the Greek ''Thalassa'' meaning "sea" and the generic name '' Eleotris'' as at the time it was named the genus was considered to be in the family

Eleotridae Eleotridae is a family of fish commonly known as sleeper gobies, with about 34 genera and 180 species. Most species are found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region, but there are also species in subtropical and temperate regions, warmer parts of th ...

Species

The two species in ''Thalasseleotris'' are: * '' Thalasseleotris adela'' Hoese & Larson, 1987 - Marine gudgeon * '' Thalasseleotris iota'' Hoese & Roberts, 2005 - New Zealand pygmy sleeper

References

Thalasseleotrididae Taxa named by Douglass F. Hoese Taxa named by Helen K. Larson {{Gobiiformes-stub