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Dusky sleeper
Eleotris fusca
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Dusky sleeper
- Scientific
- Eleotris fusca
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Eleotridae (sleepers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 26 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 0 to 5 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2020
Description
A dark brown to black sleeper goby reaching about 26 cm, living in lagoons, estuaries and fresh water over mud.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Eleotris-fusca.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Eleot_fusc_160312-57339_rwg.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.