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Eleotris picta in Galapagos Islands
Spotted sleeper

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Eleotris picta   Kner, 1863
Family:	Eleotridae (Sleepers) , subfamily: Eleotrinae			picture (Elpic_u0.jpg) by Artigas Azas, J.M.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Spotted sleeper
Max. size:	44.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 12193)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical; 25 - 33°C
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	North to South America: Pacific slope of California, USA to Peru and at the Galapagos Islands.
Biology:	Inhabits rivers of low to high current velocity and stagnant waters between sea level and 100 m elevation, generally occurs in freshwaters but sometimes in slightly brackish river mouths. More abundant near the coast and only large individuals are found upstream. Benthic species that lies waiting for prey, shrimps and fish under stones or overhanging shorelines (Ref. 36880)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Bussing, W.A.. 1998. (Ref. 36880)
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Galapagos Islands country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from only one specimen collected in a freshwater stream near Playa Negra, Floreana in August 1983 (Ref. 28023).
Country Information:
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Grove, J.S. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1997
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	Modified:  Sa-a, Pascualita	Entered:  Palomares, Analyn D.

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