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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Butidae Gudgeon gobies

Genus: Bostrychus

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bostrychus africanus Eastern Atlantic 21 TL 1879
Bostrychus albooculata Asia 1927
Bostrychus aruensis Island gudgeon Asia 18 SL 1911
Bostrychus expatria Asia 14.4 1927
Bostrychus microphthalmus Asia 7.5 SL 2005
Bostrychus scalaris Ladder gudgeon Western Pacific 9.3 SL 2008
Bostrychus sinensis Four-eyed sleeper Indo-Pacific 22 SL 1801
Bostrychus strigogenys Striped-cheek gudgeon Asia and Oceania 18.3 SL 1937
Bostrychus zonatus Barred gudgeon Asia 18.5 SL 1907



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