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.
| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Eleotris fusca (Forster, 1801)
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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
- ^ 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.) (2013). "Eleotris fusca" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ "Eleotris fusca". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
External links edit
- 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.
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