Eleotris fusca
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Dusky sleeper | |
|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: | |
| Eleotris fusca from Java, Indonesia | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| 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
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]Brown spinecheek gudgeons feed on crustaceans, insects, and gastropods.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- 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/
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Eleotris fusca (Fishes of Australia)
Lua error in Module:Taxonbar at line 165: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
