| Butidae (Gudgeon gobies) |
| 65 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 15; depth range - 10 m, potamodromous |
| Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, Malay Peninsula, Indochina, Philippines and Indonesia. Record from Fiji needs confirmation. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8. With 60-65 predorsal scales; without ocellus on caudal peduncle (Ref. 43281). |
| Found in rivers, swamps, reservoirs and canals. Enters flooded forest (Ref. 9497). Feeds on small fishes, shrimps, aquatic insects, mollusks and crabs (Ref. 6459). Considered a delicacy over much of eastern Asia. Exported fishes command a high price (Ref. 12693). Maybe the largest species of the goby-like fishes. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 August 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Known from the Mekong, Chao Phraya, Maeklong, Peninsular and Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336). Reported from Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Lop Buri, Tha Chin river (Samut Sakhon), Paknampho (Nakhon Sawan), Songkhla, Klong Dan (Samut Prakan), Chachoengsao, Uttaradit, and Surat Thani (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 3178, 6459, 7306, 36654, 43281, 57235. |
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