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title: "Chinese Sleeper"
description: "Perccottus glenii — Peixes. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/chinese-sleeper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chinese Sleeper

> Perccottus glenii — Peixes. 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.

- Scientific name: *Perccottus glenii*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 1428
- Wikidata: [Q10623625](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10623625)
- iNaturalist taxon: [437871](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/437871)

## Names

- en: Chinese Sleeper
- de: Amur-Schläfergrundel
- fr: Goujon de l'Amour
- pl: Trawianka

## Countries with the most observations

RU (1111), UA (99), CN (45), BY (16), PL (15), HU (12), HR (6), FI (5), RO (5), BG (3), LT (3), MN (3)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_sleeper

## Photo

![Chinese Sleeper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chinese-sleeper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Liubov Ilminska · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/116199009

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chinese-sleeper?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).