Eleotris perniger (Cope, 1871)
Smallscaled spinycheek sleeper
Eleotris perniger
photo by Engman, A.C.

Family:  Eleotridae (Bully sleepers)
Max. size:  13 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; brackish, amphidromous
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: Trinidad, Martinique and from St. Martin Island. Only present in the Antilles.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 February 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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