Adult in the aquarium
Adult of Dormitator maculatus in the aquarium of Keisdo Shimambukuro [Mexico].Photo by Guensho Shimabukuro. (30-Oct-2020).

Family
Eleotridae

Genus
Dormitator

Status
valid


Last updated on:
12-Jul-2013

Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1792)

Fat Sleeper; Naca.

Original description as Sciaena maculata:

  • Bloch, Marcus E.. 1792. "Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische". Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. v. 6, pp. 1-126 (ffm00397)

Conservation: Dormitator maculatus is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.

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