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Asian sleeper

Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker, 1853

Status not recordedbony fish

The Asian sleeper (Eleotris acanthopomus) is a species in the family Eleotridae, order Gobiiformes.

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Quick facts about the Asian sleeper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the Asian sleeper live?

Not recorded

Is the Asian sleeper endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the Asian sleeper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGobiiformes
  5. familyEleotridae
  6. genusEleotris
  7. SpeciesEleotris acanthopomus Bleeker, 1853

Synonyms Eleotris acanthopoma

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Spine-cheek gudgeonEnglish
  • Spinecheek gudgeonEnglish
  • Éléotris épineuxFrench
  • チチブモドキJapanese
  • 검은구굴무치Korean
  • Guavina-de-bochecha-espinhosaPortuguese
  • Makanbale latet platrcf
  • 刺蓋塘鱧Chinese
  • Cabot noirFrench
  • Eleotris épineuxFrench
  • Chichibu-modokiJapanese
  • 蓋刺塘鱧Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Asian sleeper

Other species in the same genus Eleotris.

Tetard

Eleotris fusca

EleotridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the Asian sleeper?

The Asian sleeper (Eleotris acanthopomus) belongs to the family Eleotridae in the order Gobiiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Asian sleeper (Eleotris acanthopomus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/asian-sleeper

MLA

“Asian sleeper (Eleotris acanthopomus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/asian-sleeper.

BibTeX
@misc{asian_sleeper_2026,
  title = {Asian sleeper (Eleotris acanthopomus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/asian-sleeper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}