Eleotris

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Eleotris m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Eleotridae – spiny-cheek sleepers, of tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Gobiiformes – order; Eleotroidei - suborder; Eleotridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Eleotris pisonis (spiny-cheek sleeper) - type species; Eleotris acanthopoma (spiny sleeper), Eleotris amblyopsis (large-scaled spiny-cheek sleeper), Eleotris aquadulcis (freshwater sleeper), Eleotris fusca (dusky sleeper), Eleotris mauritiana (wide-head sleeper), Eleotris melanosoma (broad-head sleeper), Eleotris pellegrini, Eleotris perniger (small-scaled spiny-cheek sleeper), Eleotris picta (spotted sleeper),, Eleotris sandwicensis (Sandwich Island sleeper, Hawaiian sleeper, oopu), Eleotris vomerodentata - selected other species

Derived terms

• Caecieleotris
• Erotelis
• Hemieleotris
• Hypseleotris
• Kimberleyeleotris

References

• Eleotris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Eleotris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Eleotris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons