WoRMS taxon details
Dormitator latifrons (Richardson, 1844)
276408 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276408)
accepted
Species
Dormitator latifrons mexicanus Ginsburg, 1953 · unaccepted (synonym)
Eleotris latifrons Richardson, 1844 · unaccepted
Hemieleotris carmenensis Nichols, 1952 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Dormitator latifrons mexicanus Ginsburg, 1953 accepted as Dormitator latifrons (Richardson, 1844) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Eleotris latifrons Richardson, 1844) Richardson, J. (1844). Ichthyology.--Part 1. In R. B. Hinds (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42, No. 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 51-70, Pls. 35-44. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.908 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Dormitator latifrons (Richardson, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276408 on 2026-02-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Eleotris latifrons Richardson, 1844) Richardson, J. (1844). Ichthyology.--Part 1. In R. B. Hinds (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42, No. 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 51-70, Pls. 35-44. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.908 [details]
original description (of Hemieleotris carmenensis Nichols, 1952) Nichols, J. T. (1952). Four new gobies from the eastern and western Pacific. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> No. 1594: 1-5. [details]
original description (of Hemieleotris carmenensis Nichols, 1952) Nichols, J. T. (1952). Four new gobies from the eastern and western Pacific. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> No. 1594: 1-5. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (44 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Eleotris latifrons Richardson, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Dormitator latifrons mexicanus Ginsburg, 1953)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dormitator latifrons)
To FishBase (from synonym Hemieleotris carmenensis Nichols, 1952)
To FishBase (from synonym Dormitator latifrons mexicanus Ginsburg, 1953)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Eleotris latifrons Richardson, 1844)
To GenBank (283 nucleotides; 280 proteins) (from synonym Eleotris latifrons Richardson, 1844)
To GenBank (283 nucleotides; 280 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dormitator latifrons mexicanus RAD108779-001) (from synonym Dormitator latifrons mexicanus Ginsburg, 1953)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dormitator latifrons RAD108626-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dormitator latifrons RAD108626-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dormitator latifrons RAD108954-001) (from synonym Dormitator latifrons mexicanus Ginsburg, 1953)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Eleotris latifrons Richardson, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Dormitator latifrons mexicanus Ginsburg, 1953)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dormitator latifrons)
To FishBase (from synonym Hemieleotris carmenensis Nichols, 1952)
To FishBase (from synonym Dormitator latifrons mexicanus Ginsburg, 1953)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Eleotris latifrons Richardson, 1844)
To GenBank (283 nucleotides; 280 proteins) (from synonym Eleotris latifrons Richardson, 1844)
To GenBank (283 nucleotides; 280 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dormitator latifrons mexicanus RAD108779-001) (from synonym Dormitator latifrons mexicanus Ginsburg, 1953)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dormitator latifrons RAD108626-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dormitator latifrons RAD108626-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dormitator latifrons RAD108954-001) (from synonym Dormitator latifrons mexicanus Ginsburg, 1953)
To ITIS
