sima, Eleotris Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:232 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Veracruz, Mexico. Syntypes: MNHN A-1666 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:15 [ref. 19958]. •Synonym of Dormitator maculatus (Bloch 1792) -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:413 [ref. 24550], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:659 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:35 [ref. 33622], Parenti 2021:33 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Dormitator maculatus (Bloch 1792). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.