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Scientific Name Dormitator maculatus  (Bloch, 1792)
Common Names Fat Sleeper Goby
Gefleckte Schlaefergrundel (Germany)
Type Locality No locality.
Pronunciation mak yoo lat uss
Etymology maculatus from Latin, macula, meaning spot.
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Size 700mm or 27.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6, pp 44, Pl. 299 (fig. 2)
Registered Keepers There is no registered keeper.
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There is no record of this fish being seen.
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Last Update 2013 Oct 10 20:40 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 09:42)