Eleotris fusca

Species of fish

Dusky sleeper

Eleotris fusca
from Java, Indonesia

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific 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

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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

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

## References

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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.

## External links

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* 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)

Taxon identifiers

Eleotris fusca|

* Wikidata: Q519126
* AFD: Eleotris_fusca
* BOLD: 53876
* CoL: 397ZF
* EoL: 225278
* FishBase: 8034
* GBIF: 2386106
* iNaturalist: 99792
* IRMNG: 10152647
* ITIS: 553314
* IUCN: 166077
* NCBI: 86233
* OBIS: 219356
* Open Tree of Life: 78297
* WoRMS: 219356

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