Description

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

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Odontobutidae

Genus: Odontobutis

Species: Odontobutis obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

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

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless