Broadhead sleeper
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit brackish estuaries and medium to large-sized rivers ; also in submerged bank vegetation of freshwater streams , marshes and rice fields . Usually found on mud bottoms ; sometimes penetrating into freshwaters .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. : elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Broadhead sleeper is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous ; depth range 0 - 5 m . Tropical; 25°C - ? ; 45°N - 22°S east coast to Transkei, South Africa (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Black Gudgeon · Black Spine-cheek Gudgeon · Black Spinecheek Gudgeon · Broadhead Sleeper · Ebony Gudgeon · ebony sleeper |
| 🌍AFR | Breekop-slaper |
| 🇫🇷French | Éléotris noir |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Okamehaze · オカメハゼ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Guavina-carvão |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Чёрный элеотрис |
| 🌍THA | ปลาบู่ดำ |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 黑體塘鱧 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culius insulindicus | Bleeker | 1875 | Synonym |
| Culius melanosoma | Bleeker | 1853 | Synonym |
| Eleotris hainanensis | Chen | 1933 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 11 records indexed .
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