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Species profile—Eleotris melanosoma (black spine-cheek gudgeon)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Eleotridae (gudgeons and sleepers) → Eleotris melanosoma (black spine-cheek gudgeon)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Eleotridae (gudgeons and sleepers)
Scientific name
Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker, 1852
Common name
black spine-cheek gudgeon
WildNet taxon ID
26950
Alternate name(s)
ebony gudgeon
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic

Other resources

Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26950

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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