Description

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34 - 36; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 31 - 34; Vertebrae: 27. Distinguished by the following characteristics: eyes rudimentary but distinct, covered by skin. Mouth oblique, with barbels on underside of chin. Pectoral-fin rays free and silk-like; 46-65. Cycloid scales embedded on head and body (Ref. 45323).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Odontamblyopus

Species: Odontamblyopus tenuis (Day, 1876)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)

Habitat

freshwater