| Citation | Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson, 1993, Annotated checklist of the epipelagic and shore fishes of the Maldives Islands.. Ichthyol. Bull. of the J.L.B. Smith Inst. of Ichthyol. (59):1-47. |
| Ref. | 11303 Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson, 1993 |
| Page | 38 |
| Named Used as Valid | Eleotris melanosoma |
| Comment | Outside distributional range (Ref. 125668). |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Maldives. |
| Quote | Museum: Malé, North Malé Atoll, tidepool on the seaward side, presumably where there is freshwater seepage, BPBM 33106 (5.8 cm SL) |