Family : Eleotridae (Sleepers) , subfamily: Eleotrinae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Broadhead sleeper
Fish Name : Eleotris melanosoma
Max size : 26.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4967)
Environment : demersal; amphidromous
Climate : tropical; 25; 45°N - 22°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Africa, Asia and Oceania: East Africa to Society Islands, north of Japan.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Body dark brown to black with longitudinal lines; fins spotted in young, black in large individuals (Ref. 5493).
Biology : Adults inhabit brackish estuaries and medium to large-sized rivers (Ref. 2847, 12975, 48637, 44894); also in submerged bank vegetation of freshwater streams (Ref. 41184). Usually found on mud bottoms (Ref. 44894)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Maugé, L.A.. 1986. (Ref. 6802)

India country information
Common Names : Broadhead sleeper
Status : native
Salinity : brackish
Uses : no uses