genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of fishes in the family
Butidae
Butidae is a family of sleeper gobies in the order Gobiiformes. The family was formerly classified as a subfamily of the Eleotridae but the 5th Edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies it as a family in its own right. Molecular phylogenetic ...
found in fresh, brackish, and marine waters from the
Indian Ocean
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coast of
Africa
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through
Southeast Asia
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to the
Pacific
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islands and
Australia
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.
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:
* '' Butis amboinensis'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Butis butis'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (crazy fish, duckbill sleeper)
* '' Butis gymnopomus'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Butis humeralis'' (
Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...