Brown Spine-cheek Gudgeon

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Eleotris fusca

Brown Spine-cheek Gudgeon, a reference photo
Photo: Wibowo Djatmiko (Wie146) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The dusky sleeper or brown spinecheek gudgeon (Eleotris fusca) is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae found in many Indo-West Pacific regions, from the coast of eastern Africa to Hawaii, where it can be found in lagoons, estuaries, and freshwater streams with muddy bottoms.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Brown Spine-cheek Gudgeon being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Gobiiformes
Family
Eleotridae
Species
Eleotris fusca

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