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Odontobutidae (Freshwater sleepers)
Etymology: hikimius: Named for the group name "Hikimi" that Sakai et al., 1998, used for one of the species groups of O. obscura..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Boreal
Asia: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41509); 15.5 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 32 - 33. Connection present between lower end of transverse sensory papillae row (papillae group 17) and lower part of longitudinal sensory papillae row (papillae group 19) on opercle, separate in all congeners. Upper and lower branched caudal fin rays 8 + 7 (7-8 +6-8); upper and lower segmented caudal fin rays 9 + 8 (9-10+8). Head depressed. Mouth large, obliquely upwards (Ref. 41509).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Iwata, A. and H. Sakai, 2002. Odontobutis hikimius n. sp.: a new freshwater goby from Japan, with a key to species of the genus. Copeia 2002(1):104-110. (Ref. 41509)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00436 - 0.02192), b=3.10 (2.91 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).