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Eleotridae (Sleepers) > Eleotrinae
Etymology: Eleotris: The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335). More on author: Forster.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; marino; acqua dolce; salmastro demersale; amfidromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 5 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 25°C - ? (Ref. 2059); 45°N - 27°S
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to French Polynesia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5493)
Spine dorsali (totale): 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 7-9; Spine anali 1; Raggi anali molli: 8. Diagnosis: (57)59-68 longitudinal line scales; preopercular spine present; (8)9-10 gillrakers on lower part of first branchial arch (Ref. 79840). Dark brown to black in color; horizontal lines on body; young with spotted fins (Ref. 5493).
Adults inhabit lagoons, estuaries and freshwater (Ref. 6028, 48637, 79840). They occur in the lower reaches of freshwater streams, usually on mud bottoms (Ref. 44894). Juveniles are found mainly among mangrove roots in the more saline areas of lagoons and estuaries (Ref. 6028, 79840). Carnivorous (Ref. 79840). Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Spawns eggs on submerged plants with small leaves. Female tends and fans the eggs until hatching and loosely guards the fry for a few days thereafter.
Maugé, L.A., 1986. Eleotridae. p. 389-398. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MARC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6802)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 120744)
CITES (Ref. 115941)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 25.4 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 3082 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.3 se; Based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Ref.
69278): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100) .
