Dormitator maculatus (Bloch 1792)

Angulo, Arturo, Betts, Joel T., González-Alemán, Néstor J., Castañeda, Edgar, Berghe, Eric Van Den, Elías, Diego J., Mcmahan, Caleb D. & Matamoros, Wilfredo A., 2023, Continental fishes of Nicaragua: diversity, distribution and conservation status; with an annotated and illustrated checklist of species and an identification guide to families, Zootaxa 5376 (1), pp. 1-89 : 32

Dormitator maculatus (Bloch 1792) . Caribbean Fat Sleeper; Pocoyo, Guavina, Pez Perro, Guarasapa, Dormilón, Pocoyo del Atlántico, Dormilón Manchado, Guavina Mapo, La Naca

Vouchers: (other collections) IBUNAM 13772 (1) and UF 106645 (1). Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from North Carolina, USA, to southeastern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; ( Nicaragua) Co, UI, WK, Pr, GM, KP, Es, BF, IM and To (Atlantic); 0–18 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2019), population trend stable. Literature: Villa (1982: 221; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Bussing (1998: 411; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), van den Berghe (2015: 39; listed, including an illustration and information on distribution and ecology), Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 4094; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo (2021: 34; listed, including information on distribution).