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Eleotris melanosoma in French Polynesia
Broadhead sleeper

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Eleotris melanosoma   Bleeker, 1852
Family:	Eleotridae (Sleepers) , subfamily: Eleotrinae			picture (Elmel_j3.jpg) by CAFS
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Broadhead sleeper
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:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Maugé, L.A.. 1986. (Ref. 6802)
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French Polynesia country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	questionable		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the Society Islands (Ref. 2847). Probably a misindentification for French Polynesia (Philippe Keith, pers. com.).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fp.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Allen, G.R., 1991
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	Checked:  Busson, Frédéric	Modified:  Busson, Frédéric	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07