Kingdom Animalia Family Eleotridae Scientific name Eleotris melanosoma Higher classification Spinycheek sleepers Order Perciformes | Suborder Gobioidei Genus Eleotris Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Spinycheek sleepers, Eleotris fusca, Perciformes, Eleotridae, Actinopterygii | ||
The broadhead sleeper (Eleotris melanosoma) is a species of sleeper goby native to marine, fresh, and brackish waters from coastal eastern Africa through southern Asia to the islands of the western Pacific Ocean. This species can reach a length of 26 cm (10 in). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.
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