Duckbill sleeper
Butis butis
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- Scientific name
- Butis butis
- Family
- Butidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Butidae
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Synonyms
- Cheilodipterus butis, Eleotris amboinensis, Eleotris butis, Eleotris melanopterus, Elestris butis
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
- pH
- 7–8.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12 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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