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Eleotridae (Bully sleepers)
Etymology: Eleotris: The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335); bosetoi: Named for David Boseto for his extensive and enthusiastic work on the freshwater fauna of the Solomon Islands.
Eponymy: David Boseto is an ichthyologist and aquatic ecologist and a friend of the senior author. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Western Pacific: Solomon Is.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 118063); 10.2 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: the second, fourth, and sixth suborbital free neuromast rows on cheek extend ventrally past horizontal row 'd' (2.4.6 pattern); row 'os' connecting with row 'oi' at ventroposterior margin of opercle; scales in lateral series 43-46, in zigzag series 9-11, and 12-13 in transverse back series (Ref. 118063).
Found in muddy to clear rivers with sandy to gravel bottom between 5 and 15 m in altitude. A carnivorous species that feeds on crustaceans and fishes, as seen with X-ray and stomach contents (M.I.M.). Sympatric with E. fusca and E. acanthopoma (Ref. 118063).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Mennesson, M.I., P. Keith, B.C. Ebner and P. Gerbeaux, 2016. Eleotris bosetoi (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Eleotridae), a new species of freshwater fish from the Solomon Islands. Pacific Science 70(4):495-507. (Ref. 118063)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00832 (0.00345 - 0.02005), b=3.10 (2.91 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
