Odontobutis

Odontobutis
Temporal range: Middle Miocene to present
O. obscura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Odontobutidae
Genus: Odontobutis
Bleeker, 1874
Type species
Eleotris obscura
Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

Odontobutis is a genus of freshwater sleepers native to East Asia and Vietnam. 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 or brackish water. This genus evolved during the early Miocene epoch during the Neogene period.

Species

The following species are recognized in this genus:

A single fossil species is known in †Odontobutis hayashitokuei Yabumoto & Zhang, 2023 from the Middle Miocene of Japan.

References

  1. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Odontobutis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Odontobutis". FishBase. February 2014 version.
  3. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Odontobutis Bleeker, 1874". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.