dusky sleeper
Eleotris fusca (Forster, 1801)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The dusky sleeper or brown spinecheek gudgeon (Eleotris fusca) is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae found in many Indo-West Pacific regions, from the coast of eastern Africa to Hawaii, where it can be found in lagoons, estuaries, and freshwater streams with muddy bottoms.
Wikipedia contributors, Eleotris fusca; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:32:55.838479+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eleotris fusca (Forster, 1801)
- Name authority
- (Forster, 1801)
- Common name
- dusky sleeper
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Eleotridae
- Genus
- Eleotris
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyEleotridae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusEleotris Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- speciesEleotris fusca (Forster, 1801)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eleotris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker, 1853 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris fasciata Chen, 1964 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris mauritiana Bennett, 1832 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris oxycephala Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris pellegrini Maugé, 1984 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris senegalensis Steindachner, 1870 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris soaresi Playfair, 1867 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris tubularis Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris lutea Day, 1876 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris tecta Bussing, 1996 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spinycheek sleeperEleotris pisonis (Gmelin, 1789) | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eleotris vomerodentata Maugé, 1984 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Culius fuscus (Forster, 1801) (Forster, 1801) | synonym |
| Eleotris fornasini Bianconi, 1855 Bianconi, 1855 | synonym |
| Eleotris klunzingerii Pfeffer, 1893 Pfeffer, 1893 | synonym |
| Poecilia fusca Forster, 1801 Forster, 1801 | synonym |
| Eleotris fuscus (Forster, 1801) (Forster, 1801) | synonym |
| Eleotris fornasinii Bianconi, 1855 Bianconi, 1855 | synonym |
| Eleotris nigra Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | synonym |
| Culius niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | synonym |
| Eleotris cavifrons Blyth, 1860 Blyth, 1860 | synonym |
| Eleotris niger Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219356 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:397ZF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.