
Bigmouth sleeper
Gobiomorus dormitor Lacepède, 1800
Also calledBocón (spa) · Dormeur (fra) · Guabina (spa) · Guavina (spa) · Guavina-dorminhoca (por) · Stormundet sovekutling (dan) · guavina bocona (spa) · guavina bocón (spa) · guavina de ley (spa) · Большеротый гобиоморус (rus)
First described in: Lacepède, B. G. E. (1800). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
Gobiomorus dormitor Lacepede 1800
Gobiomorus dormitor Lacepède 1800 (Fig. 7K). Bigmouth Sleeper; Guavina Bocóna, Cabo de Hacha, Guavina del Atlántico, Bocón, Guavina de Ley Vouchers: UCR 0024-017 (2), 0061-002 (5), 0063-006 (3), 0185-006 (10), 0457-012 (1), 0470-003 (1), 0539-009 (21), 0543-005 (7), 1004-009 (1), 1048-002 (1), 1050-004 (1), 1051-009 (1), 1052-022 (3), 1055-007 (1), 1062-015 (1), 1066-008 (1) and 3115-009 (1); FMNH 6005 (6), 6006 (12), 6007 (5), 6213 (7), 6217 (5), 6218 (10) and 52271 (1); LSUMZ 15308 (1), 15341 (2), 15430 (1), 15442 (10), 15450 (1), 15456 (60) and 15472 (2); other collections: CAS 61392 (11), 76195 (7), 76196 (1), IBUNAM 13780 (1), 13785 (1), 13786 (1), 13787 (1), 13789 (1), 13790 (1), 13791 (1), 13792 (1), KU 18692 (1), 18693 (1), MCZ 13434 (1), UF 103466 (1), 106564 (1), 106608 (1), 106611 (1), 106612 (1), 106616 (1), 106790 (1), 134876 (1), 142319 (1), 242234 (1), YPM-ICH 008567 (3), 008568 (1) and 025931 (1). Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from Bermuda and southern Florida, USA, to southeastern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; (Nicaragua) Co, UI, WK, Pr, GM, KP, Es, BF, IM, To, Sa, SJ, RF and LN (Atlantic); 0–260 masl; Per,
Continental fishes of Nicaragua: diversity, distribution and conservation status; with an annotated and illustrated checklist of species and an identification guide to families
discussion
References: Bussing (1966: 237; listed, information on distribution), Bussing (1987: 249; 1998: 420; 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: 4100; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).
New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist
distribution
Distribution: Global: Western Atlantic Ocean; from Bermuda and southern Florida, USA, to southeastern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: LN, RF, SJ, SC, Sa, To, Pa, Ma and Si (Atlantic), 0 – 60 m. a. s. l., Per, Dia.
New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist
vernacular_names
Bigmouth Sleeper; Guavina del Atlántico, Bocón, Guavina Bocóna, Guavina de Ley.
New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2386055.




