fat sleeper
Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1792)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The fat sleeper (Dormitator maculatus) is a species of fish belonging to the family Eleotridae, known for their flat heads; they are generally found in fresh water, usually found in lakes, ponds and rivers.
Wikipedia contributors, Dormitator maculatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:54:14.705514+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1792)
- Name authority
- (Bloch, 1792)
- Common name
- fat sleeper
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Eleotridae
- Genus
- Dormitator
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyEleotridae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusDormitator Gill, 1861
- speciesDormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1792)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dormitator. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dormitator lophocephalus Hoedeman, 1951 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dormitator cubanus Ginsburg, 1953 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pacific fat sleeperDormitator latifrons (Richardson, 1844) | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dormitator microphthalmus Gill, 1863 Gill, 1863 | synonym |
| Eleotris grandisquama Valenciennes, 1837 Valenciennes, 1837 | synonym |
| Eleotris gundlachi Poey, 1860 Poey, 1860 | synonym |
| Eleotris pleurops Boulenger, 1909 Boulenger, 1909 | synonym |
| Sciaena maculata Bloch, 1792 Bloch, 1792 | ambiguous synonym |
| Batanga pleurops (Boulenger, 1909) (Boulenger, 1909) | synonym |
| Dormitator lineatus Gill, 1863 Gill, 1863 | synonym |
| Dormitator macrophthalmus Puyo, 1944 Puyo, 1944 | synonym |
| Dormitator pleurops (Boulenger, 1909) (Boulenger, 1909) | synonym |
| Eleotris mugiloides Valenciennes, 1837 Valenciennes, 1837 | synonym |
| Eleotris omocyaneus Poey, 1860 Poey, 1860 | synonym |
| Eleotris sima Valenciennes, 1837 Valenciennes, 1837 | synonym |
| Eleotris somnulentus Girard, 1858 Girard, 1858 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159700 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:37DQK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.