Eleotris fusca

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Dusky sleeper
Eleotris fusca
from Java, Indonesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Eleotris
Species:
E. fusca
Binomial name
Eleotris fusca
(Forster, 1801)
Synonyms[3]
  • Culius fuscus (Forster, 1801)
  • Culius niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  • Eleotris cavifrons Blyth, 1860
  • Eleotris fornasini Bianconi, 1858 [2]
  • Eleotris klunzingerii Pfeffer, 1893
  • Eleotris niger Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Poecilia fusca Forster, 1801

The dusky sleeper or brown spinecheek gudgeon (Eleotris fusca) is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae found in many Indo-West Pacific regions, from the coast of eastern Africa to Hawaii, where it can be found in lagoons, estuaries, and freshwater streams with muddy bottoms.

Description[edit]

The size of this species varies between 18cm (7 in) to 26 cm (10 in) in length.[3][4] Its colour ranges from a greyish brown to a dark brown.

Diet[edit]

Brown spinecheek gudgeons feed on crustaceans, insects, and gastropods.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Larson, H. (2019). "Eleotris fusca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T166077A131454889. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T166077A131454889.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Bianconi, J. Jos. (1858). "Specimina zoologica Mosambicana. Fasciculus XI". Memorie della Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna (in Latin). 9: 435 at 441–443.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Eleotris fusca" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  4. ^ "Eleotris fusca". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2023-11-04.

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