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Gobiomorus dormitor Lacepède, 1800

Bigmouth sleeper
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Nicaragua country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Lake Xiloá and introduced at Lake Apoyo May 1991. It has been reported to prey upon the atherinid Melaniris cf. sardina in Lake Apoyo and cichlid fry and smaller G. dormitor (Ref. 46128).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Eleotridae (Bully sleepers)
Etymology: Gobiomorus: Latin, gobius = gudgeon + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Lacepède.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά); Γλυκού νερού; Υφάλμυρο βενθικό(ς); αμφίδρομο (Ref. 46888).   Tropical; 22°C - 29°C (Ref. 36880); 33°N - 5°S, 98°W - 35°W (Ref. 117424)

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