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Odontobutis obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Odontobutis obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
Name authority
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Family
Odontobutidae
Genus
Odontobutis
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderGobiiformes
  11. familyOdontobutidae Hoese & Gill, 1993
  12. genusOdontobutis Bleeker, 1874
  13. speciesOdontobutis obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Odontobutis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Odontobutis interruptus Iwata & Jeon, 1985OdontobutidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Odontobutis platycephala Iwata & Jeon, 1985OdontobutidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Odontobutis potamophilus (Günther, 1861)OdontobutidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Odontobutis sinensis Wu, Chen & Chong, 2002OdontobutidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Odontobutis yaluensis Wu, Wu & Xie, 1993OdontobutidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Odontobutis haifengensis Chen, 1985OdontobutidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Odontobutis hikimius Iwata & Sakai, 2002OdontobutidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 23 records assigned to Odontobutidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Odontoburis obscura (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)synonym
Mogurnda obscura (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)synonym
Eleotris obscura Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 Temminck & Schlegel, 1845synonym
Odontobutis obscura (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1022043 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:48P6H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.