n = 39
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptereleotris andamensis | Herre, 1939 | Ptereleotris microlepis | Microdesmidae | Blue gudgeon |
| Ptereleotris arabica | Randall & Hoese, 1985 | Ptereleotris arabica | Microdesmidae | Arabian dartfish |
| Ptereleotris brachyptera | Randall & Suzuki, 2008 | Ptereleotris brachyptera | Microdesmidae | Lowfin dartfish |
| Ptereleotris caeruleomarginata | Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani, 2012 | Ptereleotris caeruleomarginata | Microdesmidae | Bluemargin dartfish |
| Ptereleotris calliura | (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | Ptereleotris calliura | Microdesmidae | Blue goby |
| Ptereleotris calliurus | (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | Ptereleotris calliura | Microdesmidae | Blue goby |
| Ptereleotris carinata | Bussing, 2001 | Ptereleotris carinata | Microdesmidae | Panamic dartfish |
| Ptereleotris crossogenion | Randall & Suzuki, 2008 | Ptereleotris crossogenion | Microdesmidae | Fringechin dartfish |
| Ptereleotris cyanops | Kodeeswaran & Praveenraj, 2020 | Ptereleotris cyanops | Microdesmidae | |
| Ptereleotris dispersus | Herre, 1927 | Ptereleotris evides | Microdesmidae | Blackfin dartfish |
| Ptereleotris evidens | (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) | Ptereleotris evides | Microdesmidae | Blackfin dartfish |
| Ptereleotris evides | (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) | Ptereleotris evides | Microdesmidae | Blackfin dartfish |
| Ptereleotris grammatica melanota | Randall & Lubbock, 1982 | Ptereleotris grammica | Microdesmidae | Lined dartfish |
| Ptereleotris grammica | Randall & Lubbock, 1982 | Ptereleotris grammica | Microdesmidae | Lined dartfish |
| Ptereleotris grammica grammica | Randall & Lubbock, 1982 | Ptereleotris grammica | Microdesmidae | Lined dartfish |
| Ptereleotris grammica melanota | Randall & Lubbock, 1982 | Ptereleotris grammica | Microdesmidae | Lined dartfish |
| Ptereleotris hanae | (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) | Ptereleotris hanae | Microdesmidae | Blue hana goby |
| Ptereleotris hannae | (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) | Ptereleotris hanae | Microdesmidae | Blue hana goby |
| Ptereleotris helenae | (Randall, 1968) | Ptereleotris helenae | Microdesmidae | Hovering goby |
| Ptereleotris heteroptera | (Bleeker, 1855) | Ptereleotris heteroptera | Microdesmidae | Blacktail goby |
| Ptereleotris heteropterus | (Bleeker, 1855) | Ptereleotris heteroptera | Microdesmidae | Blacktail goby |
| Ptereleotris kallista | Randall & Suzuki, 2008 | Ptereleotris kallista | Microdesmidae | Beautiful Dartfish |
| Ptereleotris letholepis | Clark, 1938 | Ptereleotris microlepis | Microdesmidae | Blue gudgeon |
| Ptereleotris lineopinnis | (Fowler, 1935) | Ptereleotris lineopinnis | Microdesmidae | Sad glider |
| Ptereleotris melanopogon | Randall & Hoese, 1985 | Ptereleotris melanopogon | Microdesmidae | |
| Ptereleotris microlepis | (Bleeker, 1856) | Ptereleotris microlepis | Microdesmidae | Blue gudgeon |
| Ptereleotris microlepis itomanensis | Aoyagi, 1949 | Ptereleotris microlepis | Microdesmidae | Blue gudgeon |
| Ptereleotris microlepis sakurai | (Schmidt, 1931) | Ptereleotris evides | Microdesmidae | Blackfin dartfish |
| Ptereleotris monoptera | Randall & Hoese, 1985 | Ptereleotris monoptera | Microdesmidae | Lyre-tail dart-goby |
| Ptereleotris playfairi | Whitley, 1933 | Ptereleotris microlepis | Microdesmidae | Blue gudgeon |
| Ptereleotris randalli | Gasparini, Rocha & Floeter, 2001 | Ptereleotris randalli | Microdesmidae | Brazilian dartfish |
| Ptereleotris rubristigma | Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani, 2012 | Ptereleotris rubristigma | Microdesmidae | Redspot dartfish |
| Ptereleotris sp. | Not applicable | Ptereleotris melanopogon | Microdesmidae | |
| Ptereleotris sp. | Not applicable | Ptereleotris monoptera | Microdesmidae | Lyre-tail dart-goby |
| Ptereleotris sp. | Not applicable | Ptereleotris randalli | Microdesmidae | Brazilian dartfish |
| Ptereleotris stigmaturus | Smith, 1845 | Parioglossus philippinus | Microdesmidae | Philippine dartfish |
| Ptereleotris tricolor | Smith, 1957 | Ptereleotris evides | Microdesmidae | Blackfin dartfish |
| Ptereleotris uroditaenia | Randall & Hoese, 1985 | Ptereleotris uroditaenia | Microdesmidae | Flagtail dartfish |
| Ptereleotris zebra | (Fowler, 1938) | Ptereleotris zebra | Microdesmidae | Chinese zebra goby |