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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae Bully sleepers

Genus: Dormitator

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Photo by FAO

Central America
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Dormitator cubanus Ginsburg, 1953

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Dormitator cubanus
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Dormitator latifrons (Richardson, 1844)

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Dormitator latifrons
[Pacific fat sleeper]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12.4 cm TL
Dormitator lebretonis (Steindachner, 1870)

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Dormitator lebretonis
[]
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Max. Length 9 cm
 
Dormitator lophocephalus
[]

Photo by Laparé, R.

North to South America
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1792)

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Dormitator maculatus
[Fat sleeper]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dormitator cubanus Central America 9.4 SL 1953
Dormitator latifrons Pacific fat sleeper Eastern Pacific 41 TL 1844
Dormitator lebretonis Eastern Atlantic 12.4 TL 1870
Dormitator lophocephalus South America 9 1951
Dormitator maculatus Fat sleeper North to South America 70 TL 1792



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