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| Scientific Name | Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1792) |
| Common Names | Fat Sleeper Goby Gefleckte Schlaefergrundel (Germany) |
| Type Locality | No locality. |
| Synonym(s) | Batanga pleurops, Dormitator lineatus, Dormitator macrophthalmus, Dormitator microphthalmus, Dormitator pleurops, Eleotris grandisquama, Eleotris gundlachi, Eleotris mugiloides, Eleotris omocyaneus, Eleotris pleurops, Eleotris sima, Eleotris somnulentus, Sciaena maculata |
| Pronunciation | mak yoo lat uss |
| Etymology | maculatus from Latin, macula, meaning spot. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 700mm or 27.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North to South America: along the Atlantic slope from North Carolina (USA), to southeastern Brazil. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6, pp 44, Pl. 299 (fig. 2) |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.64.870.4991 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:49 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 09:42) |