''Dormitator lophocephalus'' is a species of fish in the family

Eleotridae Eleotridae is a family of fish commonly known as sleeper gobies, with about 34 genera and 180 species. Most species are found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region, but there are also species in subtropical and temperate regions, warmer parts of th ...

found in

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

, South America. Males of this species can reach a length of .

References

*Murdy, E.O. and D.F. Hoese, 2003. Eleotridae. Sleepers. p. 1778-1780. In K.E. Carpenter (ed.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 3: Bony fishes part 2 (Opistognathidae to Molidae), sea turtles and marine mammals. lophocephalus Taxa named by Jacobus Johannes Hoedeman Fish described in 1951 {{Gobiiformes-stub