Broadhead Sleeper
Eleotris melanosoma
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–5 m
- Max size: 26 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A sleeper goby of brackish estuaries and rivers, the broadhead settles on mud bottoms and sometimes pushes up into fresh streams, marshes and rice fields. It shelters among submerged bank vegetation and reaches about 26 centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Eleotridae › Eleotris
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 219353.
FAQ
- How deep does the Broadhead Sleeper live?
- The Broadhead Sleeper (Eleotris melanosoma) is typically found at 0–5 m.
- Is the Broadhead Sleeper dangerous to divers?
- The Broadhead Sleeper is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Broadhead Sleeper get?
- The Broadhead Sleeper grows to about 26 cm.