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] This species is also variously called Toadonn, Toadfish, and Toadle.

Dark sleeper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Odontobutis obscura" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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