Four-eyed sleeper (Bostrychus sinensis)

Scientific name: Bostrychus sinensis Lacep?de, 1801

Four-eyed sleeper (Bostrychus sinensis)

The Four-eyed sleeper (Bostrychus sinensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Eleotridae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, India to Australia and Taiwan. Also found in Japan and China.

Biology

Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 26 - 27

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bostrychus sinensis
Family
Eleotridae (Sleepers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: India to Australia and Taiwan. Also found in Japan and China.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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