Eleotris sandwicensis
| Sandwich Island Sleeper | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Gobioidei |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Eleotris |
| Species: | E. sandwicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eleotris sandwicensis Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 | |
Eleotris sandwicensis, the Sandwich Island Sleeper, is a species of sleeper goby endemic to the Hawaiian Islands where it can be found in marine, fresh and brackish waters around the coast. This fish can reach a length of 33 centimetres (13 in) SL. It is locally important to commercial fisheries and is also used as bait by fishermen after larger fishes.[2] In the Hawaiian language, the fish is also known as oʻopu, ʻoau, ʻowau, and hiʻu kole.
References
- ↑ NatureServe 2013. Eleotris sandwicensis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 06 July 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Eleotris sandwicensis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.