Dormitator
Dormitator is a genus of fishes in the family Eleotridae 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.[2]
| Dormitator | |
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| Dormitator maculatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Dormitator T. N. Gill, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Eleotris somnulentus | |
Species
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:[3][2]
- 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)
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Dormitator". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- Galván-Quesada, S.; Doadrio, I.; Alda, F.; et al. (2016). "Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Amphidromous Fish Genus Dormitator Gill 1861 (Teleostei: Eleotridae)". PLOS ONE. 11 (4): e0153538. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1153538G. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153538. PMC 4830628. PMID 27074006.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Dormitator in FishBase. February 2018 version.
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