Odontamblyopus Lacepedii
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing ; A species that creates elaborate burrows in mud. Its burrows are tunnel-shaped, vertical, and extend to depths of 50-90 cm into the substrate; 4-9 other smaller tunnels radiate from the primary tunnel and connect to the outside. Feeds on a variety of food including bivalves, crustaceans, cephalopods, and small fishes . At low tide, this fish is a facultative breather .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 38 - 49; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 35 - 44; Vertebrae: 30 - 34. Pectoral -fin rays free and silk-like. Caudal fin long; SL more than 80% of TL . Two (rarely 3) anal fin pterygiophores preceding first haemal spine. Cycloid scales embedded on head and body. Eyes rudimentary but distinct, covered by skin. Several short barbels may be present on underside of chin .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Odontamblyopus Lacepedii is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Odontamblyopus Lacepedii is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Odontamblyopus Lacepedii is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic. Subtropical Northwest Pacific: Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan.
🌿 Ecology
a variety of food including bivalves, crustaceans, cephalopods, and small fishes (Ref
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🛡️ Conservation Assessment
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