Black Spine-cheek Gudgeon
Eleotris melanosoma
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Eleotris melanosoma, the broadhead sleeper or dusky sleeper, is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae native to marine, fresh, and brackish waters from coastal eastern Africa through southern Asia to the islands of the western Pacific Ocean. This species can reach a length of 26 cm (10 in). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species has been introduced to the Panama Canal Zone.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Eleotridae
- Genus
- Eleotris