| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleotris tecta Bussing, 1996 |
Central and South America | 8 | |
| Eleotris tubularis Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 |
Central America | ||
| Eleotris valadei Keith, Mennesson & Henriette, 2020 |
Africa | 9.93 | |
| Eleotris vittata Duméril, 1861 |
Eastern Atlantic | 22 | |
| Eleotris vomerodentata Maugé, 1984 |
Africa | 7.8 | |
| Eleotris woworae Keith, Mennesson, Sauri & Hubert, 2021 |
Asia | 8.64 | |
| Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker, 1853 |
Spinecheek gudgeon | Southwest Pacific | 14 |
| Eleotris amblyopsis (Cope, 1871) |
Large-scaled spinycheek sleeper | North to South America | 8.3 |
| Eleotris andamensis Herre, 1939 |
Asia | ||
| Eleotris annobonensis Blanc, Cadenat & Stauch, 1968 |
Africa | 11.5 | |
| Eleotris aquadulcis Allen & Coates, 1990 |
Freshwater gudgeon | Oceania | 25 |
| Eleotris balia Jordan & Seale, 1905 |
Asia | ||
| Eleotris bosetoi Mennesson, Keith, Ebner & Gerbeaux, 2016 |
Western Pacific | 4.94 | |
| Eleotris brachyurus Bleeker, 1849 |
Asia | ||
| Eleotris daganensis Steindachner, 1870 |
Africa | 12.3 | |
| Eleotris diamsoi Mennesson, Keith & Feunteun, 2020 |
Africa | 6.46 | |
| Eleotris douniasi Keith, Mennesson, Dahruddin & Hubert, 2021 |
Asia | 9.55 | |
| Eleotris fasciata Chen, 1964 |
Asia | 6 | |
| Eleotris fusca (Forster, 1801) |
Dusky sleeper | Indo-West Pacific | 26 |
| Eleotris klunzingerii Pfeffer, 1893 |
Indian Ocean | 15 | |
| Eleotris lutea Day, 1876 |
Lutea sleeper | Indian Ocean | 4 |
| Eleotris macrocephala (Bleeker, 1857) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Eleotris macrolepis (Bleeker, 1875) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Eleotris mauritiana Bennett, 1832 |
Widehead sleeper | Africa | 25 |
| Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker, 1853 |
Broadhead sleeper | Pacific Ocean | 26 |
| Eleotris oxycephala Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 |
Asia | 19 | |
| Eleotris pellegrini Maugé, 1984 |
Africa | 23 | |
| Eleotris perniger (Cope, 1871) |
Smallscaled spinycheek sleeper | Western Central Atlantic | 13 |
| Eleotris picta Kner, 1863 |
Spotted sleeper | North to South America | 44 |
| Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin, 1789) |
Spinycheek sleeper | Northwest to western Central Atlantic | 25 |
| Eleotris sahanaensis Mennesson, Keith & Feunteun, 2020 |
Africa | 4.4 | |
| Eleotris sandwicensis Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 |
Sandwich Island sleeper | Oceania | 33 |
| Eleotris senegalensis Steindachner, 1870 |
Africa | 22.4 | |
| Eleotris soaresi Playfair, 1867 |
Africa | 10.6 | |
| Eleotris sumatraensis Mennesson, Keith, Sukmono, Risdawati & Hubert, 2021 |
Asia | 6.8 |