Hetereleotris

Hetereleotris is a genus of gobies native to the western Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Hetereleotris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Hetereleotris Bleeker, 1874
Type species
Gobius diadematus Rüppell, 1830
Synonyms
Chriolepidops Smith, 1958 Dactyleleotris Smith, 1958 Leioeleotris Fowler, 1934 Lioteres Smith, 1958 Pseudolioteres Smith, 1958 Riukiuia Fowler, 1946 Satulinus Smith, 1958

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 [1]
• Hetereleotris exilis Shibukawa, 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 [2]
• 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

1. 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.
2. Kovačić, M. & Bogorodsky, S.V. (2014): A new species of Hetereleotris (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Red Sea. Zootaxa, 3764 (4): 475–481.