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Eleotris picta Kner, 1863
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Eleotris picta
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Eleotris picta

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Eleotris picta
© Copyright Ross Robertson, 2006 · 12
Eleotris picta
Eleotris picta
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Eleotris picta

Eleotris picta
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Eleotris picta
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Overview
Main identification features
  • head wide, depressed
  • very dark overall
  • juvenile - dark below, pale above
  • mouth wide, oblique, lower jaw protrudes
  • preopercle - hidden hooked spine
Elongate, depressed anteriorly; with a broad flat head and small eyes; a distinct knob at front and rear angles of eye; mouth large, broad, very oblique, lower jaw strongly protruding; teeth simple, in broad bands; angle of preoperculum with a strong spine pointed down and forward; first dorsal V-VI, second I, 7-8; anal I, 7-8; tail base long; tail fin round; body and head covered with tiny scales, smooth except rough along side of body, those in lateral series 60-68.

Head, body and fins dark blackish to greenish brown, with a paler belly. Juveniles with the lower 2/3 of the head, body and tail fin dark blackish brown; the top of the head and back are cream.

Size: reaches 53 cm.

Habitat: adults of these fishes are largely restricted to freshwater; juveniles are often found in low salinity intertidal areas of river mouths.

Depth: 0-5 m.

Occurs from the tip of Baja California to the central Gulf of California to northern Peru, as well as Cocos and the Galapagos.


Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo).
Depth Range Max: 5 m.
Depth Range Min: 0 m.
Diet: mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); bony fishes.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=29; Southern limit=-4; Western limit=-112; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=33; Longitudinal range=34.
Egg Type: Benthic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Carnivore.
FishBase Habitat: Demersal.
Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species.
Habitat: Estuary; Mangrove; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only; Freshwater.
Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 53 cm.
Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); TEP endemic; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Brackish; Freshwater; Non Marine.
Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only;


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References
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  • Brock, V.E., 1943., Distributional notes on the fishes of Lower California and the West Coast of Mexico II., Copeia, 1943(2):130-131.
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