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Broadhead sleeper (Eleotris melanosoma)
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Broadhead sleeper (Eleotris melanosoma) specimen
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Eleotridae

Broadhead sleeper

Eleotris melanosoma

Twenty Six Centimeters Eleotrid Fish from Philippine Waters

  • Black
  • Tropical
  • Restricted distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Broadhead sleeper is known from Pacific Ocean as a freshwater fish. It occurs in estuaries and brackish water.

Maximum length
26 cm
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: restricted; including Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is. and New Caledonia (Ref. 125668 ). African east coast to Transkei, South Africa (Ref. 52193 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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