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Pygmy sleeper (Hemieleotris latifasciata)
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Pygmy sleeper (Hemieleotris latifasciata) specimen
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Eleotridae

Pygmy sleeper

Hemieleotris latifasciata

Twelve Centimeters Eleotrid Fish from South American Waters

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Pygmy sleeper is known from Central and South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Maximum length
12 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Central and South America: San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua to southern Colombia on the Pacific drainage.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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