Eleotris perniger
Smallscaled Spinycheek Sleeper
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Eleotridae (Sleepers)
Eleotris
Eleotris perniger (Smallscaled Spinycheek Sleeper)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
St. Martin Island.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater, brackish. demersal.
Biology
To 13 cm.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2019-02-15. Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Ramjohn, D.D. (1999) Checklist of coastal and marine fishes of Trinidad and Tobago. Marine Fishery Analysis Unit, Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources, Trinidad and Tobago. Fisheries Information Series 8, 151 p.
Lim, P., F.J. Meunier, P. Keith and P.Y. Noël (2002) Atlas des poissons et des crustacés d'eau douce de la Martinique. Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris. Patrimoines Naturels, 51:120p.
Murdy, E.O. and D.F. Hoese (2003) Eleotridae. Sleepers. p. 1778-1780. In K.E. Carpenter (ed.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 3: Bony fishes part 2 (Opistognathidae to Molidae), sea turtles and marine mammals.
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