Bigmouth Sleeper
Gobiomorus dormitor
- Group: Other
- Max size: 90 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A heavy bodied freshwater predator of the Americas, the bigmouth sleeper lies on the bottom of clear, free flowing streams, often well inland, resting on logs, stones and leaf litter while it waits to ambush prey. It grows to around ninety centimetres and ranks among the larger members of the sleeper goby family.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Eleotridae › Gobiomorus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280896.
FAQ
- Is the Bigmouth Sleeper dangerous to divers?
- The Bigmouth Sleeper is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Bigmouth Sleeper get?
- The Bigmouth Sleeper grows to about 90 cm.