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Butis amboinensis in Solomon Islands
Olive flathead-gudgeon

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Butis amboinensis   (Bleeker, 1853)
Family:	Eleotridae (Sleepers) , subfamily: Butinae			picture (Buamb_u0.jpg) by Winterbottom, R.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Olive flathead-gudgeon
Max. size:	14.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 48637)
Environment:	demersal; amphidromous
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 28°C
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Eastern Indian Ocean: India. Western Central Pacific: Japan, Philippines and Indonesia. Reported from Palau (Ref. 6371), New Caledonia (Ref. 11889) and Australia (Ref. 80359).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8
Biology:	Usually found in brackish mangrove areas and in creeks and rivers, sometimes well upstream (Ref. 2847, 48637)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo. 1993. (Ref. 7050)
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Solomon Islands country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bp.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/solomons/solomons.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Allen, G.R., 1991
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	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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