Invasion History
First Non-native North American Tidal Record:First Non-native West Coast Tidal Record:
First Non-native East/Gulf Coast Tidal Record:
General Invasion History:
None
North American Invasion History:
Description
None
Taxonomy
Taxonomic Tree
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum: | Chordata | |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata | |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes | |
| Class: | Actinopterygii | |
| Subclass: | Neopterygii | |
| Infraclass: | Teleostei | |
| Superorder: | Acanthopterygii | |
| Order: | Perciformes | |
| Suborder: | Gobioidei | |
| Family: | Eleotridae | |
| Genus: | Dormitator | |
| Species: | maculatus |
Synonyms
Sciaena maculata (Bloch, 1792)
Eleotris mugiloides (Valenciennes, 1837)
Eleotris grandisquama (Valenciennes, 1837)
Eleotris gundlachi (Poey, 1860)
Eleotris somnulentus (Girard, 1858)
Dormitator lineatus (Gill, 1863)
Dormitator lophocephalus (Hoedeman, 1951)
Eleotris mugiloides (Valenciennes, 1837)
Eleotris grandisquama (Valenciennes, 1837)
Eleotris gundlachi (Poey, 1860)
Eleotris somnulentus (Girard, 1858)
Dormitator lineatus (Gill, 1863)
Dormitator lophocephalus (Hoedeman, 1951)
Potentially Misidentified Species
Dormitator latifrons
Dormitator latifrons (Pacific Fat Sleeper) is native to fresh and brackish waters from the Gulf of California to northern Peru (Robertson and Allen 2015).
Dormitator latifrons (Pacific Fat Sleeper) is native to fresh and brackish waters from the Gulf of California to northern Peru (Robertson and Allen 2015).
Ecology
Trophic Status:
Omnivore
OmniHabitats
| General Habitat | Grass Bed | None |
| General Habitat | Mangroves | None |
| General Habitat | Canals | None |
| General Habitat | Unstructured Bottom | None |
| General Habitat | Salt-brackish marsh | None |
| General Habitat | Tidal Fresh Marsh | None |
| General Habitat | Nontidal Freshwater | None |
| General Habitat | Swamp | None |
| General Habitat | Coarse Woody Debris | None |
| General Habitat | Fresh (nontidal) Marsh | None |
| Salinity Range | Limnetic | 0-0.5 PSU |
| Salinity Range | Oligohaline | 0.5-5 PSU |
| Salinity Range | Mesohaline | 5-18 PSU |
| Salinity Range | Polyhaline | 18-30 PSU |
| Salinity Range | Euhaline | 30-40 PSU |
| Tidal Range | Subtidal | None |
| Vertical Habitat | Epibenthic | None |
| Vertical Habitat | Nektonic | None |
Tolerances and Life History Parameters
| Minimum Temperature (ºC) | 17 | Field, Froese and Pauly 2017 |
| Maximum Temperature (ºC) | 35 | Field, Froese and Pauly 2017 |
| Minimum Salinity (‰) | 0 | Field, Froese and Pauly 2017 |
| Maximum Salinity (‰) | 38.5 | Field, Froese and Pauly 2017 |
| Minimum Length (mm) | 700 | Typical 510 mm males, 450 mm females,Froese and Pauly 2017 |
| Broad Temperature Range | None | Warm Temperate-Tropical |
| Broad Salinity Range | None | Limnetic-Euhaline |
General Impacts
Regional Distribution Map
| Bioregion | Region Name | Year | Invasion Status | Population Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP-H | None | 1937 | Non-native | Established |
| PAN_PAC | Panama Pacific Coast | 1937 | Non-native | Established |
| CAR-III | None | 0 | Native | Established |
| NEP-VIII | None | 1974 | Non-native | Unknown |
| SEP-I | None | 1970 | Non-native | Established |
| SA-II | None | 0 | Native | Established |
| CAR-I | Northern Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico, Florida Straits, to Middle Eastern Florida | 0 | Native | Established |
| CAR-V | None | 0 | Native | Established |
| CAR-IV | None | 0 | Native | Established |
| SA-IV | None | 0 | Native | Established |
| SA-III | None | 0 | Native | Established |
| CAR-VII | Cape Hatteras to Mid-East Florida | 0 | Native | Established |
| CAR-II | None | 0 | Native | Unknown |
Occurrence Map
| OCC_ID | Author | Year | Date | Locality | Status | Latitude | Longitude |
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References
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