Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1792) .

Caribbean Fat Sleeper; Pocoyo, Guavina, Pez Perro, Guarasapa, Dormilón, Pocoyo del Atlántico, Dormilón Manchado, Guavina Mapo, La Naca.

Distribution: Global: Western Atlantic Ocean; from North Carolina, USA, to southeastern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: To, Pa, Ma and Si (Atlantic), 0– 12 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Bussing (1966: 237; listed, information on distribution), Bussing (1987: 242; 1998: 411; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Angulo et al. (2013: 1006; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 4094; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).