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Odontobutis obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

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Common names: 暗色沙塘鱧, 暗色沙塘鱧(暗色魚), 暗色沙塘鱧(暗色魚)
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Shiming, L., C. Kunzheng, Z. Huihong, C. Ke, G. Lian, F. Jinghua, Z. Xueying, T. Xiaoli, Z. Jia’en, Y. Yanqong, L. Huashou and H. Hongzhi, 2011
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Liangzi Lake (Ref. 38003). Introduced from its native range to other regions in the country (intensive culture in ponds)(Ref. 55380). Present in Pearl River (Ref. 89718). Also Ref. 26561. Yalu River (China), Jinlin Province , Guangxi Zhuang and Hainan Island, China (Ref. 092840).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Xie, S., Y. Cui and Z. Li, 2001
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Odontobutidae (Freshwater sleepers)
Etymology:   More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Asia: China, Japan (Ref. 559) and Korea (Ref. 41509).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11344)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Pectoral fin short, not reaching below second dorsal fin origin. Lower end of opercular papillae group 17 not continuous to group 19 (Ref. 41509).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Takes up life at the bottom right after hatching; spends its whole life in freshwater.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 January 2023

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00689 - 0.01827), b=3.15 (3.01 - 3.29), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.