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The fat sleeper (Dormitator maculatus) is a species of fish belonging to the family Eleotridae, known for their flat heads; they are generally found in fresh water, usually found in lakes, ponds and rivers.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Fat Sleeper being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dormitator latifrons
- Gobiomorphus australis
- Perccottus glenii
- Mogurnda adspersa
- Mogurnda clivicola
- Sandelia capensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Eleotridae
- Genus
- Dormitator
- Species
- Dormitator maculatus
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