Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: Eleotris soaresi is distinguished by second, third and fourth suborbital free neuromast rows on cheek extending ventrally past horizontal row 'd' ('2.3.4' pattern), row 'os' connected with row 'oi' at ventro-posterior margin of operculum ('closed' pattern); 17-18 pectoral fin rays; 50-56 scales in lateral series, and 12-13 scales in zigzag series (Ref. 123271). Eleotris soaresi differs from the other species of Indian Ocean with a '2.3.4' pattern in having fewer scales in lateral series, 50-56 vs. 59-64, and in zigzag series, 12-13 vs. 13-15; moreover, it differs from E. valadei in having fewer scales in transverse forward series, 22-24 vs. 27-30, and predorsal series, 39-43 vs. 45-50, and from E. diamsoi in having 17-18 pectoral fin rays vs. 16 (Ref. 123271).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Eleotridae

Genus: Eleotris

Species: Eleotris soaresi Playfair, 1867

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless