Olive flathead-gudgeon (Butis amboinensis)

Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
- Main name: Olive flathead-gudgeon
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Amfidromous
- Native: Asia, Australia & Oceania
- Distribution: Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean
Classification
- Genus: Butis - Butis
- Family: Butidae - Butidae
- Order: Gobiiformes - Gobies
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
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.