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''Gobiomorus'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of fishes 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 ...
native to marine, fresh and brackish waters along the
Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
and
Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
coasts of the
Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...
.


Species

The recognized species in this genus are: * ''
Gobiomorus dormitor ''Gobiomorus'' is a genus of fishes in the family Eleotridae native to marine, fresh and brackish waters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass ...
'' Lacépède, 1800 (bigmouth sleeper) * ''
Gobiomorus maculatus ''Gobiomorus'' is a genus of fishes in the family Eleotridae native to marine, fresh and brackish waters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. Species The recognized species in this genus are: * ''Gobiomorus dormitor ''Gobiom ...
'' ( Günther, 1859) (Pacific sleeper) * ''
Gobiomorus polylepis ''Gobiomorus'' is a genus of fishes in the family Eleotridae native to marine, fresh and brackish waters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. Species The recognized species in this genus are: * ''Gobiomorus dormitor'' Lacépè ...
'' Ginsburg, 1953 (finescale sleeper)


References

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