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Gobiomorphus gobioides (Valenciennes) 
Eleotris gobioides VALENCIENNES, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 12, p. 
(186) 247, 1837 (type locality, Bay of Islands, North east New Zealand. - 
JENYNS, Zool. Voy. Beagle, Fish, p. 98 , 1842 (Bay of Islands). - RICHARD¬ 
SON, Trav. New Zealand, Dieffenbach, p. 212, 1843 (reference); Voy. 
Erebus and Terror, Fishes, p. 4, pi. 2, figs. 7-6, 1844 (Bay of Islands 
ii 
and adjoining fresh water lakes). - GUNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 
3, p. 114, l86l (Bay of Islands; L. Maiken; New Zealand; types of Eleotris 
basalis ). - KNER, Reise Novara Fische, vol. 2, p. 184, 1865 (Auckland). - 
STEINDACHNER, Sitzs. Ber. Akad. Wise. Wien, vol. 76 , pt. 1, p. 3 2 6, 1867 
(Port Jackson). 
Gobiomorphus gobio ides WAITE, Records Canterbury Mus., vol. 1, 
No. 1, p. 27, April 25, 1907 (reference). 
Eleotris basalis GRAY, Zool. Miscellany, p. 73 1 1^42 (type 
locality, Thames River, New Zealand). 
