Dark sleeper

The dark sleeper, Odontobutis obscura, is a species of freshwater sleeper native to China, Japan, and Korea. This species can reach up to 25 cm (9.8 in) in length. It is a commercially important species.[1]

Dark sleeper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Odontobutidae
Genus: Odontobutis
Species:
O. obscura
Binomial name
Odontobutis obscura
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Eleotris obscura Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
  • Mogurnda obscura (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Diet

The Dark sleeper diet mainly consists of zoobenthos: chironomids, small aquatic bugs and larvae, which are all found in the benthic zone of the water column.

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Odontobutis obscura" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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