Dormitator maculatus

Dormitator maculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Dormitator
Species:
D. maculatus
Binomial name
Dormitator maculatus
(Bloch, 1792)
Synonyms[2]
  • Sciaena maculata Bloch, 1792
  • Eleotris grandisquama Valenciennes, 1837
  • Eleotris mugiloides Valenciennes, 1837
  • Eleotris sima Valenciennes, 1837
  • Eleotris somnulentus Girard, 1858
  • Eleotris gundlachi Poey, 1860
  • Eleotris omocyaneus Poey, 1860
  • Dormitator microphthalmus Gill, 1863
  • Dormitator lineatus Gill, 1863
  • Eleotris pleurops Boulenger, 1909
  • Batanga pleurops (Boulenger, 1909)
  • Dormitator pleurops (Boulenger, 1909)
  • Dormitator macrophthalmus Puyo, 1944
  • Dormitator lophocephalus Hoedeman, 1951

The fat sleeper (Dormitator maculatus) is a species of fish belonging to the family Eleotridae, known for their flat heads; they are generally found in fresh water, usually found in lakes, ponds and rivers.

  1. ^ Aiken, K.A.; van Tassell, J.; Pezold, F.; Tornabene, L. & Bouchereau, J.-L. (2015). "Dormitator maculatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T185972A1796964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T185972A1796964.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dormitator maculatus". FishBase. February 2018 version.