| Family: |
Eleotridae (Bully sleepers) |
| Max. size: |
20 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: Bahamas, southeastern Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-9 |
| Biology: |
Inhabits sandy to marl bottoms in full-salinity coastal waters and mangrove areas. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2010 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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