Dormitator latifrons

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A Pacific fat sleeper caught near Panama City, Panama (November 23, 2024).

Dormitator latifrons
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Dormitator
Species:
D. latifrons
Binomial name
Dormitator latifrons
Synonyms [2]
  • Eleotris latifronsJ. Richardson, 1844
  • Hemieleotris carmenensisNichols, 1952
  • Dormitator latifrons mexicanusGinsburg, 1953


Dormitator latifrons, the Pacific fat sleeper, is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae found on the Pacific coast of the Americas from around Palos Verdes, California, to Peru, where it can be found in stagnant or sluggish fresh or brackish waters or nearby marine waters. Males of this species can reach a length of 41 cm (16 in), while females grow to 39 cm (15 in). Most do not exceed 25 cm (9.8 in). A maximum weight of 1.2 kg (2.6 lb) has been recorded. This species is important to local commercial fisheries and is actively farmed. [2]


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References

  1. Lyons, T.J.; van Tassell, J. (2019). "Dormitator latifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T183257A1735255. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T183257A1735255.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Dormitator latifrons" in FishBase . April 2013 version.