Odontobutis haifengensis Chen, 1985
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Odontobutis haifengensis is a species of freshwater sleeper endemic to China where it is only found in fresh and brackish waters of Guangdong Province. This species can reach 10.7 cm (4.2 in) in standard length.
Wikipedia contributors, Odontobutis haifengensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:23:35.413943+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Odontobutis haifengensis Chen, 1985
- Name authority
- Chen, 1985
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyOdontobutidae Hoese & Gill, 1993
- genusOdontobutis Bleeker, 1874
- speciesOdontobutis haifengensis Chen, 1985
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Odontobutis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Odontobutis interruptus Iwata & Jeon, 1985 | OdontobutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontobutis obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) | OdontobutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontobutis platycephala Iwata & Jeon, 1985 | OdontobutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontobutis potamophilus (Günther, 1861) | OdontobutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontobutis sinensis Wu, Chen & Chong, 2002 | OdontobutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontobutis yaluensis Wu, Wu & Xie, 1993 | OdontobutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontobutis hikimius Iwata & Sakai, 2002 | OdontobutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Chen, W.; Zheng, C.-Y. (1985). On three new species of the family Eleotridae from Guangdong Province, China. Journal of Science and Medicine of Jinan University, No. 1: 73–80. [In Chinese, English summary.]. 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:6SHBN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.