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Encyclopedia > Eleotridae
Eleotridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genera

~35, see text Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascideiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families many, see text The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all fish and are the largest order of vertebrates. ...

The Eleotridae are a family of fish found predominately in the found in the tropical Indo-Pacific. There are approximately 35 genera and 150 species. Most eleotrids live in freshwater, some have marine larval stages, and there are a few marine species. Anatomically they are similar to the marine Gobies, but do not have a pelvic sucker. Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus, the most abundant fish species in the world. ... The Indian Ocean is the third-largest body of water in the world, covering about 20% of the Earths water surface. ... The Pacific Ocean (from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, peaceful sea, bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the worlds largest body of water. ... Anatomical drawing of the human muscles from the Encyclopédie. ... Genera Many, e. ...


Genera

  • Aboma
  • Butis
  • Dormitator
  • Eleotris
  • Gammogobius
  • Gobiomorus
  • Guavina
  • Hypseleotris
  • Lioteres
  • Mesogobius
  • Mistichthys
  • Monishia
  • Mucogobius
  • Obtortiophagus
  • Ophieleotris
  • Ophiocara
  • Oxyeleotris
  • Pandaka
  • Parachaeturichthys
  • Parapocryptus
  • Philypnodon
  • Platygobius
  • Ponticola
  • Priolepis
  • Psammogobius
  • Pseudapocryptes
  • Psilotris
  • Pterogobius
  • Pyosicus
  • Silhouettea
  • Sufflogobius
  • Vaimosa
  • Vanderhorstia
  • Waitea
  • Xenisthmus

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ADW: Eleotridae: Information (1735 words)
This marine stage is thought to indicate that Eleotridae originated as a marine family.
No information was found that addresses mating systems specifically in eleotrids, but Thresher (1984) includes Eleotridae in his general account of reproduction in the suborder Gobioidei.
Their populations are either small in terms of adult individuals or in terms of total area in which they are found, rendering them vulnerable to human exploitation, pollution, hybridization, competitors, parasites, or disease.
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