The dusky sleeper or brown spinecheek gudgeon (Eleotris fusca) is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae found in many Indo-West Pacific regions, from the coast of eastern Africa to Hawaii, where it can be found in lagoons, estuaries, and freshwater streams with muddy bottoms.
Dusky sleeper | |
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Eleotris fusca from Java, Indonesia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Eleotridae |
Genus: | Eleotris |
Species: | E. fusca
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Binomial name | |
Eleotris fusca (Forster, 1801)
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The size of this species varies between 18cm (7 in) to 26 cm (10 in) in length.[3][4] Its colour ranges from a greyish brown to a dark brown.
Brown spinecheek gudgeons feed on crustaceans, insects, and gastropods.