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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Eleotridae Sleepers
Subfamily: Eleotrinae
Genus: Dormitator

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Central America
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Dormitator cubanus Ginsburg, 1953

Photo by FAO
 
Dormitator cubanus
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Dormitator latifrons (Richardson, 1844)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Dormitator latifrons
[Pacific fat sleeper]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12.4 cm TL
Dormitator lebretonis (Steindachner, 1870)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Dormitator lebretonis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 9 cm
 
Dormitator lophocephalus
[]

Photo by Laparé, R.

North to South America
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1792)

Photo by Laparé, R.
 
Dormitator maculatus
[Fat sleeper]
5 Species of Family Eleotridae with Genus Dormitator
(Sleepers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1953 Dormitator cubanus Central America 9.4 SL
1844 Dormitator latifrons Pacific fat sleeper Eastern Pacific 41 TL
1870 Dormitator lebretonis Eastern Atlantic 12.4 TL
1951 Dormitator lophocephalus South America 9
1792 Dormitator maculatus Fat sleeper North to South America 70 TL



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