| Family: |
Eleotridae (Bully sleepers) |
| Max. size: |
4.94 cm SL (male/unsexed); 10.16 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Solomon Is. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: the second, fourth, and sixth suborbital free neuromast rows on cheek extend ventrally past horizontal row 'd' (2.4.6 pattern); row 'os' connecting with row 'oi' at ventroposterior margin of opercle; scales in lateral series 43-46, in zigzag series 9-11, and 12-13 in transverse back series (Ref. 118063). |
| Biology: |
Found in muddy to clear rivers with sandy to gravel bottom between 5 and 15 m in altitude. A carnivorous species that feeds on crustaceans and fishes, as seen with X-ray and stomach contents (M.I.M.). Sympatric with E. fusca and E. acanthopoma (Ref. 118063). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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