Eleotris Tecta
📖 Overview
Inhabits rivers and creeks of little to high current velocity between the sea and 75 m elevation. Carnivorous .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9; Vertebrae: 25. 56-61 lateral scales; 15-17 transverse scales; 23-26 scales around caudal peduncle and 16 or 17 pectoral fin-rays; anterior nasal tubes long, extending beyond the lip; 5 transverse rows of neuromasts below the eye, the 2nd,3rd and 4th rows continue across the longitudinal row below them; the 2 oblique rows of neuromasts on the opercle unite at their posterior ends; 6 or 7 transverse rows lie on each side of the upper snout and interorbital space .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Eleotris Tecta is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; demersal; potamodromous. Tropical; 25°C - 29°C Central and South America: Pacific slope, from tributaries to the Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica to Puerto Utria and Gorgona Island, Colombia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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