Eleotris fusca

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

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

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

References

  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.). "Eleotris fusca". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  4. ^ "Eleotris fusca". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2023-11-04.


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