Odontobutis potamophila

Odontobutis potamophila is a species of freshwater sleeper native to China and Vietnam, is a commercially important fish species used in aquaculture in China. Demonstrating a sexually dimorphic growth pattern where the male grows quicker and larger than the female[2], this species can reach a length of 11.5 cm (4.5 in) in standard length.[3]

Odontobutis potamophila

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Odontobutidae
Genus: Odontobutis
Species:
O. potamophila
Binomial name
Odontobutis potamophila
(Günther, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Eleotris potamophila Günther, 1861
  • Eleotris obscura potamophila Günther, 1861
  • Philypnus potamophilus (Günther, 1861)

References
  1. Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Odontobutis potamophilus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T188066A1850631. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T188066A1850631.en.
  2. Zhao, Cheng; Zhang, Guosong; Yin, Shaowu; Li, Zecheng; Wang, Qintao; Chen, Shuqiao; Zhou, Guoqin (2017-08-14). "Integrated analysis of mRNA-seq and miRNA-seq reveals the potential roles of sex-biased miRNA-mRNA pairs in gonad tissue of dark sleeper (Odontobutis potamophila)". BMC Genomics. 18 (1): 613. doi:10.1186/s12864-017-3995-9. ISSN 1471-2164. PMC 5557427. PMID 28806919.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Odontobutis potamophila" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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