Eleotris fusca
| Dusky sleeper | |
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| Eleotris fusca from Java, Indonesia | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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] | |
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Eleotris fusca". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ "Eleotris fusca". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
External links
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219356
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=553314
- http://en.bdfish.org/2011/10/dusky-sleeper-eleotris-fusca-forster-1801/
- Maeda, Ken; Tachihara, Katsunori (2005). "Recruitment of amphidromous sleepers Eleotris acanthopoma, Eleotris melanosoma, and Eleotris fusca into the Teima River, Okinawa Island". Ichthyological Research. 52 (4): 325–335. doi:10.1007/s10228-005-0289-z.
- Eleotris fusca (Fishes of Australia)