Genus Butis Bleeker, 1856
- Butis Bleeker, P. 1856. Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van het eiland Boeroe. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 11: 383-414 [412].
Type species:
Cheilodipterus butis Hamilton, 1822 by absolute tautonymy.
Introduction
Currently three species are known from Australia. The genus has not been studied in any detail in Australia and further work is needed on Australian material.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
ELEOTRIDAE: Butis amboinensis (Bleeker, 1853) [no specimens have been found to document presence of this species in Australia, and all records apparently are misidentifications of Butis butis] — Gomon, M.F. & Hoese, D.F. in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing : Australia Part 1, pp. xxiv 1–670; Part 2, pp. xxi 671–1472; Part 3, pp. xxi 1473–2178. [1598]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west-central Pacific.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Wet Tropics (WT)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Keith, P. & Mennesson, M.I. 2023. Review of Butis (Teleostei: Butidae) from Indo-Pacific islands with description of three new species. Cybium 47(4): 431-466
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | ELEOTRIDAE | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 07-Nov-2019 | ELEOTRIDAE | 09-Aug-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED |