Eleotris sandwicensis

Eleotris sandwicensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Gobiiformes
Family:Eleotridae
Genus:Eleotris
Species: E. sandwicensis
Binomial name
Eleotris sandwicensis

Eleotris sandwicensis, the Sandwich Island sleeper, Hawaiian sleeper or oopu, is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae 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 cm (13 in). 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

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Eleotris sandwicensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T7134A3137134. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Eleotris sandwicensis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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