Biology:Bostrychus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Bostrychus
Bostrychus sinensis.jpg
Four-eyed Sleeper (B. sinensis)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Butidae
Genus: Bostrychus
Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Bostrychus sinensis
Lacépède, 1801[1]
Synonyms
  • Boroda Herre, 1927
  • Bostrichthys A. M. C. Duméril, 1806
  • Bostrictis Rafinesque, 1815
  • Hanno Herre, 1946
  • Hannoichthys Herre, 1950
  • Ictiopogon Rafinesque, 1815
  • Psilus G. Fischer, 1813

Bostrychus is a genus of fishes in the family Butidae mostly native to eastern Asia to Australia with one species being found along the Atlantic coast of Africa. While some of these species are restricted to freshwater, most can be found in marine, fresh and brackish waters.

Species

There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Bostrychus africanus (Steindachner, 1879)
  • Bostrychus albooculata (Herre, 1927)
  • Bostrychus aruensis M. C. W. Weber, 1911 (Island gudgeon)
  • Bostrychus expatria (Herre, 1927)
  • Bostrychus microphthalmus Hoese & Kottelat, 2005
  • Bostrychus scalaris Larson, 2008 (Ladder gudgeon)
  • Bostrychus sinensis Lacépède, 1801 (Four-eyed sleeper)
  • Bostrychus strigogenys Nichols, 1937 (Striped-cheek gudgeon)
  • Bostrychus zonatus M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (Barred gudgeon)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Bosytrychus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=484. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Bostrychus in FishBase. April 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q693203 entry