Eleotris mauritiana
- Usual depth19.5 m
- Water temperature21–28 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
About this species
Eleotris is a genus of fish in the family Eleotridae with a circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Eleotris”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 19.5 m · Deepest record: 19.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–28 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Eleotris mauritianus
Similar species
Dusky sleeperEleotris fusca
- Asian sleeper
Eleotris acanthopomus
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 211 open-data records from 1951 to 2004.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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