Odontobutis is a genus of freshwater sleepers native to East Asia and Vietnam.

[2] Species in this genus are generally ambush predators with stout bodies, large heads and a wide, rounded pectoral fins.

They can be found in small ponds, lakes and river habitats, often in fresh water of brackish water.

[3] This genus evolved during the early Miocene epoch during the Neogene period.

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