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Tetard

Eleotris fusca (Forster, 1801)

Status not recordedbony fish

The tetard (Eleotris fusca) is a species in the family Eleotridae, order Gobiiformes.

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Quick facts about the tetard

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 tetard live?

Not recorded

Is the tetard 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 tetard classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGobiiformes
  5. familyEleotridae
  6. genusEleotris
  7. SpeciesEleotris fusca (Forster, 1801)

Synonyms Culius fuscus, Culius niger, Eleotris cavifrons, Eleotris fornasini, Eleotris fornasinii, Eleotris fuscus, Eleotris klunzingerii, Eleotris niger, Eleotris nigra, Poecilia fusca

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Brown gudgeonEnglish
  • Brown sleeperEnglish
  • Brown spine-cheek gudgeonEnglish
  • Brown spinecheek gudgeonEnglish
  • Dusky sleeperEnglish
  • EndormiFrench
  • テンジクカワアナゴJapanese
  • Guavina-escuraPortuguese
  • ปลาบู่สีน้ำตาลThai
  • 棕塘鱧Chinese
  • Éléotris brunFrench
  • 褐塘鱧Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tetard

Other species in the same genus Eleotris.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tetard?

The tetard (Eleotris fusca) 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). Tetard (Eleotris fusca). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tetard

MLA

“Tetard (Eleotris fusca).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tetard.

BibTeX
@misc{tetard_2026,
  title = {Tetard (Eleotris fusca)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tetard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}