Widehead sleeper (Eleotris mauritiana)

Scientific name: Eleotris mauritiana Bennett, 1832

Widehead sleeper (Eleotris mauritiana)

The Widehead sleeper (Eleotris mauritiana) is a freshwater fish of the family Eleotridae. Native range: Africa, Mozambique to the Umtata River (Transkei, South Africa); also islands in the western Indian Ocean.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Head and body dark brown to black, with longitudinal lines and irregular mottlings on body; fins dark.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eleotris mauritiana
Family
Eleotridae (Sleepers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Mozambique to the Umtata River (Transkei, South Africa); also islands in the western Indian Ocean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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