Dormitator
| Dormitator | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Dormitator T. N. Gill, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Eleotris somnulentus Girard, 1858 | |
Dormitator is a genus of sleeper gobies mostly found in marine, fresh, and brackish waters on either side of the Atlantic Ocean, with one species occurring along the Pacific coast of the Americas.
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Dormitator cubanus Ginsburg, 1953
- Dormitator latifrons (J. Richardson, 1844) (Pacific fat sleeper)
- Dormitator lebretonis (Steindachner, 1870)
- Dormitator lophocephalus Hoedeman, 1951
- Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1792) (fat sleeper)
- Dormitator pleurops (Boulenger, 1909)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Dormitator in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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