Gangetic sleeper (Odonteleotris macrodon)

Scientific name: Odonteleotris macrodon Bleeker, 1854

Gangetic sleeper (Odonteleotris macrodon)

The Gangetic sleeper (Odonteleotris macrodon) is a freshwater fish of the family Eleotridae. Native range: Asia, India, Malaysia and Indonesia. Reported from Myanmar.

Species facts

Scientific name
Odonteleotris macrodon
Family
Eleotridae (Sleepers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
27.8
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: India, Malaysia and Indonesia. Reported from Myanmar.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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