Olive flathead-gudgeon
(Butis amboinensis)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
Classification
Species:
Butis amboinensis
Genus:
Butis
Family: Butidae
Order: Gobiiformes - Gobies
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Olive flathead-gudgeon
Habitat:
Amfidromous
Climate:
Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: India. Western Central Pacific: Japan, Philippines and Indonesia. Reported from Palau, New Caledonia and Australia.
Max length: 14 cm SL
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8
Usually found in brackish mangrove areas and in creeks and rivers, sometimes well upstream.