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

Hetereleotris
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Domain: Eukaryota
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

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There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  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.