Eleotris melanosoma, the broadhead sleeper or dusky sleeper, is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae native to marine, fresh, and brackish waters from coastal eastern Africa through southern Asia to the islands of the western Pacific Ocean. This species can reach a length of 26 cm (10 in). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.[2] This species has been introduced to the Panama Canal Zone.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Eleotris |
| Species: | E. melanosoma
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| Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker, 1852
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References edit
- ^ Larson, H. (2019). "Eleotris melanosoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T7135A131453913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T7135A131453913.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Eleotris melanosoma" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Martin F. Gomon. "Eleotris melanosoma". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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