Eleotris pellegrini Maugé, 1984
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Eleotris pellegrini is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae endemic to Madagascar where it can be found in mangrove swamps. This species can reach a length of 23 cm (9.1 in). The specific name honours the French ichthyologist Jacques Pellegrin (1873-1944), who discovered this species in 1933 but thought that it was Eleotris vittata.
Wikipedia contributors, Eleotris pellegrini; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:34:55.870687+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eleotris pellegrini Maugé, 1984
- Name authority
- Maugé, 1984
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Eleotridae
- Genus
- Eleotris
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyEleotridae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusEleotris Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- speciesEleotris pellegrini Maugé, 1984
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eleotris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker, 1853 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris fasciata Chen, 1964 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris mauritiana Bennett, 1832 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris oxycephala Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris senegalensis Steindachner, 1870 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris soaresi Playfair, 1867 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris tubularis Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris lutea Day, 1876 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris tecta Bussing, 1996 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spinycheek sleeperEleotris pisonis (Gmelin, 1789) | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris vomerodentata Maugé, 1984 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris sandwicensis Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Maugé, A. L. (1984). Diagnoses préliminaires d’Eleotridae des eaux douces de Madagascar. Cybium, 8 (4): 98–100. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39847. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.