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]
| Dark sleeper | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Odontobutidae |
| Genus: | Odontobutis |
| Species: | O. obscura |
| Binomial name | |
| Odontobutis obscura (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) | |
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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.
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