Emerald sleeper (Erotelis smaragdus)

Scientific name: Erotelis smaragdus Valenciennes, 1837

Emerald sleeper (Erotelis smaragdus)

The Emerald sleeper (Erotelis smaragdus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Eleotridae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Bahamas, southeastern Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Brazil.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Erotelis smaragdus
Family
Eleotridae (Sleepers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bahamas, southeastern Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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