Black-spotted gudgeon

Butis melanostigma

Black spotted fish across East Africa to New Guinea

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Butis is a genus of fishes in the family Butidae found in fresh, brackish, and marine waters from the Indian Ocean coast of Africa through Southeast Asia to the Pacific islands and Australia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Butis
Maximum length: 18 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to New Guinea.

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