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Name

Scientific name

Butis amboinensis

Described by

Authority Bleeker, Year 1854, Bracketed

Family

Butidae

Common names

Olive Flathead Gudgeon

Photograph credits

All 2 credited

Summary

The olive flathead gudgeon, Butis amboinensis, is a nocturnal ambush predator from the eastern Indian Ocean to the West Central Pacific. It…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

140mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 75 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 22–28°C, pH 7–8.5

Hardness

8–20dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Territorial

Social needs

Solitary or specimen

Community suitability

Not for a community

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Australia, Fiji, Guam, India, Indonesia, Japan, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Vanuatu

Writing

Etymology

Not written yet

Distribution

Described from 'Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia' but as currently understood is widely-distributed from the eastern Indian Ocean to the West Central P…

Habitat

Generally inhabits coastal, brackish environments such as estuaries, lagoons, and mangroves but also known to penetrate tidal freshwater rivers to an extent. I…

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Aquarium size

A single specimen can be maintained in an aquarium with base dimensions of 75 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent but larger quarters would be required by a group or if you …

Maintenance

Best-maintained in brackish water although the precise specific gravity is unimportant provided it does not exceed that of seawater (1.025). Try to find out th…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

This species is an ambush predator feeing mostly on smaller fishes, worms, and crustaceans in nature. In the aquarium it readily accept prepared alternatives s…

Behaviour and compatibility

Territorial and may react aggressively towards related or similarly-shaped species, while smaller fishes and invertebrates will be preyed upon. The most suitab…

Sexual dimorphism

Unknown.

Reproduction

Unlikely to have been bred in captivity.

Notes

This species is not traded for aquaria but is occasionally exported as bycatch among shipments of other species. It differs from congeners in that the outermos…

References

References

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