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Etymology: Hetereleotris: Greek, heteros = other + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36670)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10. Second dorsal-fin rays usually I,11; anal-fin rays usually I,10; pectoral-fin rays usually 15-16; caudal peduncle scales cycloid; fifth segmented pelvic fin ray long; no prominent dark spot on dorsal part of pectoral fin (Ref. 57078).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2001. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of December 2001. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in December 2001. (Ref. 40966)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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