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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Butidae Gudgeon gobies

Genus: Butis

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6 species (see list below)
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Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Butis amboinensis (Bleeker, 1853)

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Butis amboinensis
[Olive flathead-gudgeon]

Photo by Keith, P.

IIndo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Butis butis (Hamilton, 1822)

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Butis butis
[Duckbill sleeper]
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Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
 
Butis gymnopomus
[]
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Max. Length 14.2 cm SL
 
Butis humeralis
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10.7 cm TL
Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker, 1849)

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Butis koilomatodon
[Mud sleeper]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Butis melanostigma (Bleeker, 1849)

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Butis melanostigma
[Black-spotted gudgeon]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Butis amboinensis Olive flathead-gudgeon Indo-West Pacific 14 SL 1853
Butis butis Duckbill sleeper IIndo-Pacific 15 TL 1822
Butis gymnopomus Asia 11.5 TL 1853
Butis humeralis Indo-Pacific 14.2 SL 1837
Butis koilomatodon Mud sleeper Indo-Pacific 10.7 TL 1849
Butis melanostigma Black-spotted gudgeon Indo-West Pacific 18 TL 1849



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