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Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker, 1853 Spinecheek gudgeon |
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photo by
Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr. |
| Family: | Eleotridae (Bully sleepers) | |||
| Max. size: | 14 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 5 m, amphidromous | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, Malaya, Indonesia, the Philippines (Ref. 7223), Madagascar (Ref. 26236), Vanuatu (Ref. 97791). French Polynesia (Ref. 95809). Also Madagascar (Ref. 26236) and Comoros and Seychelles islands (Ref. 123271). | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Adults inhabit brackish estuaries and lower reaches of freshwater streams, usually on mud bottoms (Ref. 44894). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 May 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||