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Etymology: Hetereleotris: Greek, heteros = other + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Klunzinger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 4 - 24 m (Ref. 11441). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Djibouti, Mozambique, southern Oman, and Pakistan. One specimen from the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11441)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 10. Caudal fin rounded, longer than head; pelvic fins fully separated; posterior nasal tube subequal to anterior tube; second dorsal-fin rays usually I,11; pectoral- fin rays usually 15-16; posterior opercular border with light edge (Ref. 57078).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E., 1995. Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p. (Ref. 11441)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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