Olive flathead-gudgeon
Butis amboinensis
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A flathead gudgeon from the Indo-Pacific, from mangroves, estuaries and coastal streams of brackish or fresh water. It waits motionless, often upside down under logs, to ambush prey: small fish and crustaceans.
- Scientific name
- Butis amboinensis
- Family
- Butidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Butidae
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Synonyms
- Butis ambionensis, Butis leucurus, Eleotris amboinensis, Eleotris buccata, Eleotris squamifrons, Ophiocara ambinensis
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 7–8.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 8–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 14 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 68 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 75 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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