Odontobutidae

Chinese sleeper

Perccottus glenii

Odontobutid Fish from the Yangtze Basin

• Temperate
• Estuary
• Lower river
• Upper river
• Transcontinental
• Europe
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Temperate fish

The Chinese sleeper (Perccottus glenii), also known as the Amur sleeper, is a species of freshwater sleeper native to the Amur River basin in eastern Asia with introduced populations in other regions of Eurasia. It is currently the only known member of its genus.