Odonteleotris macrodon, Gangetic sleeper

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Odonteleotris macrodon (Bleeker, 1853)

Gangetic sleeper
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Butidae (Gudgeon gobies)
Etymology: Odonteleotris: Greek, odous = teeth + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; sötvatten; brackvatten bottenlevande. Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malyasia, Indonesia, and questionable in Australia.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.8 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 55841)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 7; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 10; Taggstrålar i analfenan 1; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 8. This species is distinguished from all other species of Butidae by the following set of characters: upper and lower jaws with enlarged canine teeth (5 and 12, respectively); canines are in the outermost tooth row in the upper and anterior lower jaw, while canines are placed in the inner tooth row in the posterior lower jaw; upper jaw ending below center of the eye; interorbital sensory pore D paired with wide interval; fourth infraocular transverse row of sensory papillae crossed with a longitudinal row on the cheek; longitudinal scales 103; transverse scales 32; predorsal scales 63; transverse scales at caudal peduncle 21; circumpeduncle scales 39; D VI-I,10; A I, 8; pectoral-fin rays 17; predorsal length 38.2% of SL; body depth at anal-fin origin 18.4% of SL; eye diameter 3.3% of SL. Colouration: unpaired fin rays variegated by small blackish spots; a red spot on the upper part of the caudal-fin base when fresh (Ref. 129074).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found in rivers and estuaries (Ref. 4833).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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Kobayashi, H., K. Nishigaki, T. Saeki and K. Maeda, 2023. First records of Paloa villadolidi from Japan with a redescription of Odonteleotris macrodon (Teleostei: Butidae). Species Diversity 28:165–175. (Ref. 129074)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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