''Oxyeleotris'' is a genus of sleeper

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mostly restricted to

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and

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, though some (''O. marmorata'', ''O. siamensis'', ''O. urophthalmoides'' and ''O. urophthalmus'') are found in

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. They are found in a wide range of fresh and

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water habitats, and the two species ''O. caeca'' and ''O. colasi'' are cave-dwellers.

Species

There 17 recognized species in this genus are: * ''

Oxyeleotris altipinna ''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 ...

'' G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1996 * ''

Oxyeleotris aruensis ''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 ...

'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1911) (Aru gudgeon) * ''

Oxyeleotris caeca ''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 ...

'' G. R. Allen, 1996 * ''

Oxyeleotris colasi ''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 ...

'' Pouyaud, Kadarusman, Hadiaty, Slembrouck, Lemauk, Kusumah &

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, 2013Pouyaud, L., Kadarusman, Hadiaty, R.K., Slembrouck, J., Lemauk, N., Kusumah, R.V. & Keith, P. (2013): ''Oxyeleotris colasi'' (Teleostei: Eleotridae), a new blind cave fish from Lengguru in West Papua, Indonesia. ''Cybium, 36 (4): 521-529.'' * ''

Oxyeleotris fimbriata The fimbriate gudgeon (''Oxyeleotris fimbriata'') is a species of sleeper goby native to the fresh waters of New Guinea and Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of ...

'' (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (fimbriate gudgeon) * ''

Oxyeleotris herwerdenii ''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 ...

'' (M. C. W. Weber, 1910) (blackbanded gauvina) * ''

Oxyeleotris heterodon ''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 ...

'' (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Sentani gudgeon) * ''

Oxyeleotris lineolata The sleepy cod (''Oxyeleotris lineolata'') is a medium-sized fish in the family Butidae, native to tropical fresh waters of northern Australia and questionably from New Guinea. It is a member of the order Perciformes, thus is unrelated to the tr ...

'' ( Steindachner, 1867) (sleepy cod) * ''

Oxyeleotris marmorata The marble goby (''Oxyeleotris marmorata'') is a widely distributed species of fish in the family Butidae native to fresh and brackish waters of the Mekong and Chao Praya basins, as well as rivers and other water bodies in Cambodia (where it is c ...

'' (

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Oxyeleotris nullipora ''Oxyeleotris nullipora'', the poreless gudgeon, is a gudgeon of the genus ''Oxyeleotris'', a freshwater fish found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Description The poreless gudgeon has a cylindrical body, a flattened head with a straight pro ...

'' T. R. Roberts, 1978 (poreless gudgeon) * ''

Oxyeleotris paucipora ''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 ...

'' T. R. Roberts, 1978 (few-pored gudgeon) * ''

Oxyeleotris selheimi ''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 ...

'' ( W. J. Macleay, 1884) (giant gudgeon) * '' Oxyeleotris siamensis'' ( Günther, 1861) * '' Oxyeleotris stagnicola'' G. R. Allen, Hortle & Renyaan, 2000 (Swamp gudgeon) * '' Oxyeleotris urophthalmoides'' (Bleeker, 1853) * '' Oxyeleotris urophthalmus'' (Bleeker, 1851) * '' Oxyeleotris wisselensis'' G. R. Allen & Boeseman, 1982 (Paniai gudgeon)

References

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