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Eleotris tecta Bussing, 1996

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Eleotris tecta Bussing, 1996
Name authority
Bussing, 1996
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderGobiiformes
  11. familyEleotridae Bonaparte, 1835
  12. genusEleotris Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  13. speciesEleotris tecta Bussing, 1996

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Eleotris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker, 1853EleotridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eleotris fasciata Chen, 1964EleotridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eleotris mauritiana Bennett, 1832EleotridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eleotris oxycephala Temminck & Schlegel, 1845EleotridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eleotris pellegrini Maugé, 1984EleotridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eleotris senegalensis Steindachner, 1870EleotridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eleotris soaresi Playfair, 1867EleotridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eleotris tubularis Heller & Snodgrass, 1903EleotridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eleotris lutea Day, 1876EleotridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
spinycheek sleeperEleotris pisonis (Gmelin, 1789)EleotridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eleotris vomerodentata Maugé, 1984EleotridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eleotris sandwicensis Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875EleotridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 102 records assigned to Eleotridae.

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.

  1. Bussing, W. A. (1996). A new species of eleotridid, Eleotris tecta, from Pacific slope streams of tropical America (Pisces: Eleotrididae). Revista de Biología Tropical, 44 (1): 251–257. 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:6F2PR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.