Original description as Sciaena maculata:
ZooBank:0005B88F-DA37-4AB9-9A4B-FDAD273A145D.
- Bloch, Marcus E.. 1792. "Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische". Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. 6:1-126 (ffm00397)
Conservation: Dormitator maculatus is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.