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Clay goby

Dormitator lebretonis (Steindachner, 1870)

Status not recordedbony fish

The clay goby (Dormitator lebretonis) is a species in the family Eleotridae, order Gobiiformes.

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Quick facts about the clay goby

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the clay goby live?

Not recorded

Is the clay goby endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the clay goby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGobiiformes
  5. familyEleotridae
  6. genusDormitator
  7. SpeciesDormitator lebretonis (Steindachner, 1870)

Synonyms Batanga lebretoni, Batanga lebretonis, Batanga lebretonis lebretonis, Batanga lebretonis microphthalmus, Eleotris lebretonis, Eleotris omosema

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Sleeper gobyEnglish
  • WoweAdangme
  • LehmgrundelGerman
  • Chococo AfricanoSpanish
  • KemenutiEwe
  • KirjotorkkujaFinnish
  • Guavina-africanaPortuguese
  • Западноафриканская батангаRussian
  • RubiinitorkkujaFinnish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the clay goby

Other species in the same genus Dormitator.

Fat sleeper

Dormitator maculatus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the clay goby?

The clay goby (Dormitator lebretonis) belongs to the family Eleotridae in the order Gobiiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Clay goby (Dormitator lebretonis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/clay-goby

MLA

“Clay goby (Dormitator lebretonis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/clay-goby.

BibTeX
@misc{clay_goby_2026,
  title = {Clay goby (Dormitator lebretonis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/clay-goby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}