WoRMS taxon details
Ptereleotris microlepis (Bleeker, 1856)
219616 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219616)
accepted
Species
Eleotris elongata Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 · unaccepted
Eleotris microlepis Bleeker, 1856 · unaccepted
Gracileotris bockensis Herre, 1953 · unaccepted
Ptereleotris andamensis Herre, 1939 · unaccepted
Ptereleotris letholepis Clark, 1938 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ptereleotris microlepis itomanensis Aoyagi, 1949 · unaccepted
Ptereleotris playfairi Whitley, 1933 · unaccepted
Pteroeleotris microlepis (Bleeker, 1856) · unaccepted (misspelling)
- Subspecies Ptereleotris microlepis itomanensis Aoyagi, 1949 accepted as Ptereleotris microlepis (Bleeker, 1856)
- Subspecies Ptereleotris microlepis sakurai (Schmidt, 1931) accepted as Ptereleotris evides (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Eleotris microlepis Bleeker, 1856) Bleeker, P. (1856). Vijfde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van de Banda-eilanden. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 11 (no. 1): 93-110. [details]
Description Inhabits protected waters of bays and lagoons with rubble-sand or sandy substrates. Occur in pairs occupying the same...
Description Inhabits protected waters of bays and lagoons with rubble-sand or sandy substrates. Occur in pairs occupying the same burrow, but at times more than 2 individuals will retreat to the same refuge (particularly true for juveniles). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ptereleotris microlepis (Bleeker, 1856). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219616 on 2025-04-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ptereleotris letholepis Clark, 1938) Clark, H. W. (1938). Additional new fishes. The Templeton Crocker Expedition of 1934-35. No. 36. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> (Series 4) v. 22 (no. 7): 179-185. [details]
original description (of Ptereleotris playfairi Whitley, 1933) Whitley, G. P. (1933). Studies in ichthyology. No. 7. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 19 (1): 60-112, Pls. 11-15. [details]
original description (of Eleotris elongata Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
original description (of Eleotris microlepis Bleeker, 1856) Bleeker, P. (1856). Vijfde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van de Banda-eilanden. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 11 (no. 1): 93-110. [details]
original description (of Gracileotris bockensis Herre, 1953) Herre, A. W. C. T. (1953). The tropical Pacific Eleotridae with vomerine teeth with descriptions of two new genera and two new species from the Marshall Islands. <em>Philippine Journal of Science.</em> v. 82 (no. 2): 189-192. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Ptereleotris playfairi Whitley, 1933) Whitley, G. P. (1933). Studies in ichthyology. No. 7. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 19 (1): 60-112, Pls. 11-15. [details]
original description (of Eleotris elongata Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
original description (of Eleotris microlepis Bleeker, 1856) Bleeker, P. (1856). Vijfde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van de Banda-eilanden. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 11 (no. 1): 93-110. [details]
original description (of Gracileotris bockensis Herre, 1953) Herre, A. W. C. T. (1953). The tropical Pacific Eleotridae with vomerine teeth with descriptions of two new genera and two new species from the Marshall Islands. <em>Philippine Journal of Science.</em> v. 82 (no. 2): 189-192. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits protected waters of bays and lagoons with rubble-sand or sandy substrates. Occur in pairs occupying the same burrow, but at times more than 2 individuals will retreat to the same refuge (particularly true for juveniles). [details]
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ptereleotris letholepis Clark, 1938)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Eleotris microlepis Bleeker, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Eleotris elongata Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ptereleotris microlepis)
To FishBase (from synonym Ptereleotris andamensis Herre, 1939)
To FishBase (from synonym Ptereleotris letholepis Clark, 1938)
To FishBase (from synonym Eleotris microlepis Bleeker, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Ptereleotris playfairi Whitley, 1933)
To FishBase (from synonym Eleotris elongata Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Gracileotris bockensis Herre, 1953)
To FishBase (from synonym Ptereleotris microlepis itomanensis Aoyagi, 1949)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteroeleotris microlepis (Bleeker, 1856))
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Ptereleotris microlepis, New Caledonia, by Allen, G.R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Eleotris microlepis Bleeker, 1856)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ptereleotris microlepis USNM 401391 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ptereleotris microlepis USNM 401392 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ptereleotris letholepis Clark, 1938)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Eleotris microlepis Bleeker, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Eleotris elongata Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ptereleotris microlepis)
To FishBase (from synonym Ptereleotris andamensis Herre, 1939)
To FishBase (from synonym Ptereleotris letholepis Clark, 1938)
To FishBase (from synonym Eleotris microlepis Bleeker, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Ptereleotris playfairi Whitley, 1933)
To FishBase (from synonym Eleotris elongata Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Gracileotris bockensis Herre, 1953)
To FishBase (from synonym Ptereleotris microlepis itomanensis Aoyagi, 1949)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteroeleotris microlepis (Bleeker, 1856))
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Ptereleotris microlepis, New Caledonia, by Allen, G.R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Eleotris microlepis Bleeker, 1856)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ptereleotris microlepis USNM 401391 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ptereleotris microlepis USNM 401392 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
