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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Butis melanostigma
Black-spotted Gudgeon
Animal Group:
Freshwater Fish
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Eleotridae
Other Common Name(s):
Crimson-tipped Flathead Gudgeon
Description:
Black-spotted Gudgeon has a dorsally-compressed head but laterally-compressed caudal part. The body is deepest at the first dorsal fin origin. There are several thin horizontal lines along the mid-lateral part of the body. The fish is dark overall with 1 to 2 dark spots on the base of pectoral fin. Its flattened shovel-like snout distinguishes it from other gudgeons.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Uncommon
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Records from a few streams in Sai Kung, on Lantau Island.
Global Distribution
Widely distributed in Indo-West Pacific region.
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
References
More on Freshwater Fish in HK
Lee, V. L. F., Lam, S. K. S., Ng, F. K. Y., Chan, T. K. T. and Young, M. L. C. (2004).
Field Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Hong Kong.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong
