Dark sleeper
(Odontobutis obscurus)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
Scientific names:
Dark sleeper
Local names:
Toadonn, Toadfish, Toadle
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climate:
Temperate
Native:
Asia
Distribution:
The dark sleeper, Odontobutis obscura, is a species of freshwater sleeper native to Japan, and Korea (only Geoje Island).
This species can reach up to 25 cm (9.8 in) in length. It is a commercially important species.
This species is also variously called Toadonn, Toadfish, and Toadle.
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.
