| Eleotridae (Bully sleepers) |
| 8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater; brackish, potamodromous |
| Central and South America: Pacific slope, from tributaries to the Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica to Puerto Utria and Gorgona Island, Colombia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Vertebrae: 25-25. 56-61 lateral scales; 15-17 transverse scales; 23-26 scales around caudal peduncle and 16 or 17 pectoral fin-rays; anterior nasal tubes long, extending beyond the lip; 5 transverse rows of neuromasts below the eye, the 2nd,3rd and 4th rows continue across the longitudinal row below them; the 2 oblique rows of neuromasts on the opercle unite at their posterior ends; 6 or 7 transverse rows lie on each side of the upper snout and interorbital space (Ref. 38395). |
| Inhabits rivers and creeks of little to high current velocity between the sea and 75 m elevation. Carnivorous (Ref. 36880). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 February 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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