Dormitator latifrons
| Dormitator latifrons | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Gobioidei |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Dormitator |
| Species: | D. latifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Dormitator latifrons (J. Richardson, 1844) | |
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The Pacific fat sleeper (Dormitator latifrons) is a species of sleeper goby 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]
References
- ↑ Van Tassell, J. 2010. Dormitator latifrons. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 July 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dormitator latifrons" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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