Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker, 1853
Spinecheek gudgeon
Eleotris acanthopomus
photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.

Family:  Eleotridae (Bully sleepers)
Max. size:  14 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 5 m, amphidromous
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, Malaya, Indonesia, the Philippines (Ref. 7223), Madagascar (Ref. 26236), Vanuatu (Ref. 97791). French Polynesia (Ref. 95809). Also Madagascar (Ref. 26236) and Comoros and Seychelles islands (Ref. 123271).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults inhabit brackish estuaries and lower reaches of freshwater streams, usually on mud bottoms (Ref. 44894).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 May 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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