WoRMS taxon details
Butis butis (Hamilton, 1822)
219351 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219351)
accepted
Species
Cheilodipterus butis Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted
Eleotris butis (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Elestris butis (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cheilodipterus butis Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 57, 367 [details]
page(s): 57, 367 [details]
Description Inhabits sea and estuaries. Enters rivers (Ref. 6802). Feeds mainly on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 6028).
Description Inhabits sea and estuaries. Enters rivers (Ref. 6802). Feeds mainly on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 6028). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Butis butis (Hamilton, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219351 on 2025-07-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cheilodipterus butis Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 57, 367 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 57, 367 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits sea and estuaries. Enters rivers (Ref. 6802). Feeds mainly on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 6028). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | duckbill sleeper | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (31 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Cheilodipterus butis Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications) (from synonym Eleotris butis (Hamilton, 1822))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Butis butis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilodipterus butis Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Eleotris butis (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Elestris butis (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase images (Butis butis, by Keith, P.)
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Cheilodipterus butis Hamilton, 1822)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Butis butis RAD108828-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Oxyeleotris USNM 407347 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Cheilodipterus butis Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications) (from synonym Eleotris butis (Hamilton, 1822))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Butis butis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilodipterus butis Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Eleotris butis (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Elestris butis (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase images (Butis butis, by Keith, P.)
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Cheilodipterus butis Hamilton, 1822)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Butis butis RAD108828-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Oxyeleotris USNM 407347 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
