Eleotris fusca

The dusky sleeper or brown spinecheek gudgeon (Eleotris fusca) is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae found in many Indo-West Pacific regions, from the coast of eastern Africa to Hawaii, where it can be found in lagoons, estuaries, and freshwater streams with muddy bottoms.

Dusky sleeper
Eleotris fusca from Java, Indonesia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Eleotridae
Genus:	Eleotris
Species:	E. fusca
Binomial name
Eleotris fusca (Forster, 1801)
Synonyms[2]
Culius fuscus (Forster, 1801) Culius niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Eleotris cavifrons Blyth, 1860 Eleotris fornasini Bianconi, 1858 [3] Eleotris klunzingerii Pfeffer, 1893 Eleotris niger Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Poecilia fusca Forster, 1801

Description

The size of this species varies between 18cm (7 in) to 26 cm (10 in) in length.^[2][4] Its colour ranges from a greyish brown to a dark brown.

Diet

Brown spinecheek gudgeons feed on crustaceans, insects, and gastropods.