Odontobutis
| Odontobutis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| O. obscura | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Odontobutidae |
| Genus: | Bleeker, 1874 |
| Type species | |
| Eleotris obscura Temminck & Schlegel, 1845[1] | |
Odontobutis is a genus of freshwater sleepers native to East Asia and Vietnam.[2] Species in this genus are generally ambush predators with stout bodies, large heads and a wide, rounded pectoral fins. They can be found in small ponds, lakes and river habitats, often in fresh water of brackish water.[3] This genus evolved during the early Miocene epoch during the Neogene period.[4]
Species
The following species are recognized in this genus:[2]
- Odontobutis haifengensis W. Chen, 1985
- Odontobutis hikimius Iwata & H. Sakai, 2002
- Odontobutis interrupta Iwata & S. R. Jeon, 1985
- Odontobutis obscura (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (dark sleeper)
- Odontobutis platycephala Iwata & S. R. Jeon, 1985
- Odontobutis potamophila (Günther, 1861)
- Odontobutis sinensis H. L. Wu, I. S. Chen & D. H. Chong, 2002
- Odontobutis yaluensis H. L. Wu, X. Q. Wu & Y. H. Xie, 1993
A single fossil species is known in †Odontobutis hayashitokuei Yabumoto & Zhang, 2023 from the Middle Miocene of Japan.[5]
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Odontobutis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Odontobutis". FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Odontobutis Bleeker, 1874". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Hu, Jiantao; Li, Hongjie; Sakai, Harumi; Mukai, Takahiko; Young Suk, Ho; Li, Chenhong (2023-09-01). "Molecular phylogenetics of the fresh water sleepers Odontobutis (Gobiiformes: Odontobutidae) and its implications on biogeography of freshwater ichthyofauna of East Asia". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 186: 107871. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107871. ISSN 1055-7903.
- ^ Yabumoto, Yoshitaka; Zhang, Chunguang (2023). "A New Miocene Gobiiform Fish, Odontobutis hayashitokuei from Iki, Nagasaki, Japan". Paleontological Research. 27 (4): 383–395. doi:10.2517/PR210039. ISSN 1342-8144.