| Dark sleeper | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Odontobutidae |
| Genus: | Odontobutis |
| Species: | O. obscura |
| Binomial name | |
| Odontobutis obscura | |
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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.
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 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Odontobutis obscura" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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