Eleotris sandwicensis
| Eleotris sandwicensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Eleotris |
| Species: | E. sandwicensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eleotris sandwicensis Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875
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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[]
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Eleotris sandwicensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T7134A3137134. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T7134A3137134.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Eleotris sandwicensis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Eleotris
- Freshwater fish of Hawaii
- Endemic fauna of Hawaii
- Fish described in 1875
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