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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…
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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