MythscribeMundus
THE NATURAL & IMAGINED WORLDAn illustrated compendium
NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD

Odontobutis potamophilus (Günther, 1861)

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 potamophilus (Günther, 1861)
Name authority
(Günther, 1861)
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 potamophilus (Günther, 1861)

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 obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)OdontobutidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Odontobutis platycephala Iwata & Jeon, 1985OdontobutidaeChordataAccepted 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
Philypnus potamophilus (Günther, 1861) (Günther, 1861)synonym
Eleotris obscura potamophila Günther, 1861 Günther, 1861synonym
Eleotris potamophila Günther, 1861 Günther, 1861synonym
Odontobutis potamophila (Günther, 1861) (Günther, 1861)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=1021169 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:48P6M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.