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Gobiomorus dormitor Lacepède, 1800

Bigmouth sleeper
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Bigmouth sleeper
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from southern Florida and southern Texas. Occurs in fresh waters in southern Florida and occasionally in lower Rio Grande, Texas (Ref. 86798).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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 Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 46888).   Tropical; 22°C - 29°C (Ref. 36880); 33°N - 5°S, 98°W - 35°W (Ref. 117424)

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