Dormitator maculatus
(Bloch 1792)
Family Eleotridae
The fat sleeper is a member of the sleeper family. It has a gray-brown to greenish-black stout, moderately compressed body and the top of the head is flattened and broad. The dorsal profile is sloped. There is a blunt snout and terminal mouth that is turned down at the corners. The fat sleeper is a brackish and freshwater species that inhabits freshwater ponds, sloughs, canals, culverts, wet prairies and quiet areas of rivers as well as brackish mangrove and bay habitats.
Status & distribution
- Status — Marine invader
- Florida Distribution — Western and North Central, Gulf Coast, South Florida and Atlantic Coast