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.