Species Butis prismaticus (Bleeker, 1849)
Prism Butis
- Eleotris prismaticus Bleeker, P. 1849. Bijdrage tot de kennis der Blennioïden en Gobioïden van der Soenda-Molukschen Archipel, met beschrijving van 42 nieuwe soorten. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen 22: 1-40 [23].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH 4470 (possibly described from only one specimen, possible syntype is close to size given by Bleeker and may be the holotype), Madura Straits near Surabaya and Kammal, Java, Indonesia. - Eleotris longicauda De Vis, C.W. 1884. New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 4. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 9(3): 685-698 [691].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QM I.98, Brisbane River, QLD. - Eleotris papa Ogilby, J.D. 1910. On new or insufficiently described fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 23(1): 1-55 [Date published 1911] [24] [invalid name; based on De Vis name on museum label of QM I.6091 as synonym of Butis longicauda].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [453]
Generic Combinations
- Butis longicauda (De Vis, 1884). —
Ogilby, J.D. 1910. On new or insufficiently described fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 23(1): 1-55 [Date published 1911] [23] - Butis prismaticus (Bleeker, 1849). —
Bleeker, P. 1877. Révision des espèces insulindiennes de la famille des Eleotriformes. Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Afdeeling Natuurjunde). Amsterdam 2 11: 13-110 [61] (changed combination)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Butis butis non Bleeker [in part, considered longicauda to be a synonym of Butis butis]. —
Hoese, D.F., Larson, H.K. & Llewellyn, L.C. 1980. Family Eleotridae: gudgeons. pp. 169-185 19 figs in McDowall, R.M. (ed.). Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed 208 pp., figs, 32 pls.
Larson, H.K. & Hoese, D.F. 1996. Family Gobiidae, subfamilies Eleotridinae and Butinae. pp. 200-219 in McDowall, R.M. (ed.). Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 247 pp. (in part)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Only recently recognised from Australia; distribution probably more widespread, with some records probably misidentified as Butis butis; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific (Sri Lanka, Indonesia to Vietnam and Australia)
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, freshwater.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELEOTRIDAE | 05-Apr-2024 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |