Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Odontobutidae Freshwater sleepers



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25 species
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Max. Length 9.0 cm TL

 
Microdous amblyrhynchos
[Blunt-snout small-toothed sleeper]
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Max. Length 15 cm TL

 
Microdous chalmersi
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Max. Length 11.2 cm SL

 
Microdous hanlini
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Micropercops borealis
[]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Asia
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Micropercops cinctus (Dabry de Thiersant, 1872)

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Micropercops cinctus
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Max. Length 10 cm SL

 
Micropercops dabryi
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Micropercops hotayensis
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Max. Length 6.2 cm TL

 
Micropercops swinhonis
[]

Photo by WWF-Canon / Vidthayanon, C.

Asia
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Neodontobutis aurarmus (Vidthayanon, 1995)

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Neodontobutis aurarmus
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Neodontobutis hainanensis (Chen, 1985)

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Neodontobutis hainanensis
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Neodontobutis macropectoralis
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Max. Length 6.3 cm SL

 
Neodontobutis ngheanensis
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Max. Length 4.9 cm SL

 
Neodontobutis tonkinensis
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Max. Length 10.7 cm SL

 
Odontobutis haifengensis
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Max. Length 15.6 cm SL

 
Odontobutis hikimius
[]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Asia
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Odontobutis interruptus Iwata & Jeon, 1985

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Odontobutis interruptus
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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Asia
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Odontobutis obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

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Odontobutis obscurus
[]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Asia
Max. Length 20.2 cm TL
Odontobutis platycephala Iwata & Jeon, 1985

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Odontobutis platycephala
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Max. Length 15.2 cm TL

 
Odontobutis potamophilus
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Max. Length 18.1 cm TL

 
Odontobutis sinensis
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Odontobutis yaluensis
[]

Photo by Sediva, A.

Asia
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Perccottus glenii Dybowski, 1877

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Perccottus glenii
[Chinese sleeper]
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Max. Length 8 cm SL

 
Sineleotris namxamensis
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Max. Length 10 cm SL

 
Sineleotris saccharae
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Max. Length 10 cm SL

 
Terateleotris aspro
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Microdous amblyrhynchos Blunt-snout small-toothed sleeper Asia 9.0 TL 2023
Microdous chalmersi Asia 15 TL 1927
Microdous hanlini Asia 11.2 SL 2024
Micropercops borealis Asia 1930
Micropercops cinctus Asia 8 TL 1872
Micropercops dabryi Asia 10 SL 1920
Micropercops hotayensis Asia 1978
Micropercops swinhonis Asia 6.2 TL 1873
Neodontobutis aurarmus Asia 5.5 SL 1995
Neodontobutis hainanensis Asia 10 SL 1985
Neodontobutis macropectoralis Asia 1978
Neodontobutis ngheanensis Asia 6.3 SL 2011
Neodontobutis tonkinensis Asia 4.9 SL 1978
Odontobutis haifengensis Asia 10.7 SL 1985
Odontobutis hikimius Asia 15.6 SL 2002
Odontobutis interruptus Asia 17 TL 1985
Odontobutis obscurus Asia 17.5 TL 1845
Odontobutis platycephala Asia 20.2 TL 1985
Odontobutis potamophilus Asia 15.2 TL 1861
Odontobutis sinensis Asia 18.1 TL 2002
Odontobutis yaluensis Asia 1993
Perccottus glenii Chinese sleeper Asia 25 TL 1877
Sineleotris namxamensis Asia 8 SL 2004
Sineleotris saccharae Asia 10 SL 1940
Terateleotris aspro Asia 10 SL 1998



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