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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 the Americas and near the Atlantic coast in Africa. While many eleotrids pass through a planktonic stage in the sea and some spend their entire lives in the sea; as adults, the majority live in freshwater...
23 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 155 known species
Gobiomorphus
genusGobiomorphus
Carp Gudgeons
genusHypseleotris
Spinycheek Sleepers
genusEleotris
Fat Sleepers
genusDormitator
Bigmouth Sleepers
genusGobiomorus
Mogurndas
genusMogurnda
Giuris
genusGiuris
Philypnodon
genusPhilypnodon
Belobranchus
genusBelobranchus
Bunaka
genusBunaka
Tateurndina
genusTateurndina
Hemieleotris
genusHemieleotris
Erotelis
genusErotelis
Atlantic Guavinas
genusGuavina
Microphilypnus
genusMicrophilypnus
Ratsirakia
genusRatsirakia
Allomogurnda
genusAllomogurnda
Calumia
genusCalumia
Leptophilypnus
genusLeptophilypnus
Caecieleotris
genusCaecieleotris
Leptophilypnion
genusLeptophilypnion
Formosaneleotris
genusFormosaneleotris
Fagasa
genusFagasa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 83707.