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Butis amboinensis in New Caledonia
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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New Caledonia country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Séret, B., 1997
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Occurs in the southwest lagoon (Ref. 11889) and St. Vincent Bay (Ref. 9070). Caught by a shrimp trawl (Ref. 50314). Also Ref. 11889, 13235, 13246.
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Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/nc.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Marquet, G., P. Keith and E. Vigneux, 2003
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	Checked:  Busson, Frédéric	Modified:  Ortañez, Auda Kareen	Entered:  Sa-a, Pascualita

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		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07