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Butis butis (Hamilton, 1822)

Duckbill sleeper
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported along the northern coast of Lantau Island (Ref. 126090). Also reported from Mirs Bay, Tolo Channel, and Tolo Harbour (Ref. 126271). Occur in freshwater: reported from streams at Tung Chau, Tai Ho, Mui Wo, and Sup Long in Lantau Island (Ref. 129476). Also Ref. 94637.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Butidae (Gudgeon gobies)
Etymology:   More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; pH range: 7.0 - 8.0; dH range: 9 - 19; amphidromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060)

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