Dormitator

Classification

Genus: Dormitator

Description

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.

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

Dormitator cubanus
Dormitator latifrons (Pacific fat sleeper)
Dormitator lebretonis
Dormitator lophocephalus
Dormitator maculatus (Fat sleeper)

Species