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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Hetereleotris

(See list of species below)


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21 species (see list below)
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Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Hetereleotris apora (Hoese & Winterbottom, 1979)

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Hetereleotris apora
[Poreless goby]

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 1.5 cm SL
Hetereleotris aurantiaca Kovačić & Bogorodsky, 2019

Photo by Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.
 
Hetereleotris aurantiaca
[Orange goggle goby]
No picture found
 
Hetereleotris bipunctata
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Hetereleotris caminata (Smith, 1958)

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Hetereleotris caminata
[Mourner]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
 
Hetereleotris diademata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
 
Hetereleotris dorsovittata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
 
Hetereleotris exilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
 
Hetereleotris georgegilli
[Gill's goby]
No picture found
 
Hetereleotris kenyae
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Hetereleotris margaretae Hoese, 1986

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Hetereleotris margaretae
[Smooth-scale goby]

Photo by Mayes, B.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
Hetereleotris nasoramosa Kovačić, Bogorodsky, Zajonz & Tornabene, 2021

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Hetereleotris nasoramosa
[Socotra hole-hiding goby]
No picture found
 
Hetereleotris nebulofasciata
[]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific

Hetereleotris poecila (Fowler, 1946)

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Hetereleotris poecila
[]

Photo by Amar, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Hetereleotris psammophila Kovačić & Bogorodsky, 2014

Photo by Photo by Amar, R.
 
Hetereleotris psammophila
[]

Photo by Larson, H.K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Hetereleotris readerae Hoese & Larson, 2005

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Hetereleotris readerae
[]

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 1.3 cm SL
Hetereleotris semisquamata Kovačić & Bogorodsky, 2019

Photo by Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.
 
Hetereleotris semisquamata
[Semiscaly goggle goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Hetereleotris tentaculata (Smith, 1958)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hetereleotris tentaculata
[Locusthead]
No picture found
 
Hetereleotris vinsoni
[Vinson's goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Hetereleotris vulgaris (Klunzinger, 1871)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hetereleotris vulgaris
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Hetereleotris zanzibarensis (Smith, 1958)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hetereleotris zanzibarensis
[Goggle goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Hetereleotris zonata (Fowler, 1934)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hetereleotris zonata
[Goggles]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hetereleotris apora Poreless goby Western Indian Ocean 3 TL 1979
Hetereleotris aurantiaca Orange goggle goby Western Indian Ocean 1.5 SL 2019
Hetereleotris bipunctata Western Indian Ocean 1976
Hetereleotris caminata Mourner Western Indian Ocean 4 TL 1958
Hetereleotris diademata Western Indian Ocean 2.7 SL 1830
Hetereleotris dorsovittata Western Indian Ocean 2.2 SL 2014
Hetereleotris exilis Northwest Pacific 2.2 SL 2010
Hetereleotris georgegilli Gill's goby Western Indian Ocean 2.3 SL 1998
Hetereleotris kenyae Western Indian Ocean 1958
Hetereleotris margaretae Smooth-scale goby Western Indian Ocean 3 TL 1986
Hetereleotris nasoramosa Socotra hole-hiding goby Western Indian Ocean 2.5 SL 2021
Hetereleotris nebulofasciata Western Indian Ocean 1958
Hetereleotris poecila Northwest Pacific 1946
Hetereleotris psammophila Western Indian Ocean 2.7 SL 2014
Hetereleotris readerae Southwest Pacific 2.4 SL 2005
Hetereleotris semisquamata Semiscaly goggle goby Western Indian Ocean 1.3 SL 2019
Hetereleotris tentaculata Locusthead Western Indian Ocean 3 TL 1958
Hetereleotris vinsoni Vinson's goby Western Indian Ocean 1986
Hetereleotris vulgaris Western Indian Ocean 4 TL 1871
Hetereleotris zanzibarensis Goggle goby Western Indian Ocean 3 TL 1958
Hetereleotris zonata Goggles Western Indian Ocean 6.5 TL 1934



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