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Dormitator maculatus in Bahamas
Fat sleeper

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Dormitator maculatus   (Bloch, 1792)
Family:	Eleotridae (Sleepers) , subfamily: Eleotrinae			picture (Domac_u1.jpg) by Laparé, R.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Fat sleeper
Max. size:	70.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 26340)
Environment:	demersal; amphidromous
Climate:	tropical; 25 - 35°C; 37°N - 5°S
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	North to South America: along the Atlantic slope from North Carolina (USA) to southeastern Brazil.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 1-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-15; Anal spines: 0-1; Anal soft rays: 9-10. A short stubby fish with a conspicuously flat head (Ref. 26938).
Biology:	Inhabits marshes, muddy ponds and channels with a salinity range of 0 to 21 ppt. Mostly found in fresh water but also in brackish mangrove areas. Ascends upstream but remains in the lower reaches. Sexually mature after one year. Gonads develop during the dry season. Average size at maturity is 5.1 cm for males, 4.5 cm for females. Omnivorous, feeds mainly on plants, sediments and invertebrates. Changes its coloration during reproduction, carrying out a complex nuptial parade. Adults guard the nest. Egg is 0.3 mm, incubation time is 11 to 16 hours at 27°C (Ref. 35237)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. (Ref. 7251)
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Bahamas country information
Common names:	Fat sleeper		Ref:  Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993
Status:	native		Ref:  Barton, M and C. Wilmhoff, 1996
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Also Ref. 7251, 26362.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bf.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.caricom-fisheries.com/bahamas-fisheries
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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