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Dormitator latifrons in El Salvador
Pacific fat sleeper

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Dormitator latifrons   (Richardson, 1844)
Family:	Eleotridae (Sleepers) , subfamily: Eleotrinae			picture (Dolat_u1.jpg) by Allen, G.R.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Pacific fat sleeper
Max. size:	41.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5404); 39 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 1,200 g (Ref. 5404); max. published weight: 1,300.0 g
Environment:	demersal; amphidromous; pH range: 7.5 - 9.5 ; depth range - 1 m
Climate:	subtropical; 25 - 33°C; 41°N - 0°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.57)
Distribution:	Eastern Pacific: Palos Verdes in southern California, USA to Peru.
Diagnosis:	Body compressed; head flat; first dorsal fin with 7 spines, second with 1 spine and 8 to 9 rays; anal fin with 1 spine and 9 to 10 rays; lateral line with 30 to 34 scales; body depth contained about three times in standard length; body dark green to dark brown with numerous small pale spots (Ref. 55763).
Biology:	Inhabit estuaries, stagnant ditches or creeks of low current velocity between the sea and an elevation of 30 m. Benthic and most abundant on sandy and muddy bottoms. Ingests much mud and detritus, although also filter plankton (Ref. 36880). Found in shallow inshore areas; typically in freshwater but moves freely into the sea
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann. 1983. (Ref. 2850)
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El Salvador country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/es.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
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	Modified:  Froese, Rainer	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

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