| Family: |
Eleotridae (Bully sleepers) |
| Max. size: |
30 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine, amphidromous |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: southeastern USA to Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-10 |
| Biology: |
Found over muddy bottoms, generally in brackish waters of estuaries but also occurs in fresh water and hyper-saline environments. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 March 2019 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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