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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Eleotridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Scientific name
  
Butis

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Crazy fish, Butis koilomatodon, Eleotridae, Spinycheek sleepers, Bostrychus

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Butis is a genus of sleeper gobies found in fresh, brackish, and marine waters from the Indian Ocean coast of Africa through Southeast Asia to the Pacific islands and Australia.

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Species

The recognized species in this genus are:

  • Butis amboinensis (Bleeker, 1853)
  • Butis butis (F. Hamilton, 1822) (crazy fish, duckbill sleeper)
  • Butis gymnopomus (Bleeker, 1853)
  • Butis humeralis (Valenciennes, 1837) (olive flathead-gudgeon)
  • Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker, 1849) (mud sleeper)
  • Butis melanostigma (Bleeker, 1849) (black-spotted gudgeon)

    • References

    Butis Wikipedia
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