Asian sleeper
Eleotris acanthopomus
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and August
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 29 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 31 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 1.1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Asian sleeper, Spine-cheek Gudgeon
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Cabot noir, Eleotris épineux
- Japanese
- Chichibu-modoki, Chichibumodoki, チチブモドキ
Other scientific names: Eleotris acanthopoma
Similar species
Dusky sleeperEleotris fusca
- Black Gudgeon
Eleotris melanosoma
Fat sleeperDormitator maculatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 626 open-data records from 1970 to 2024.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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