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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Butidae (Gudgeon gobies)
Etymology: Bostrychus: Greek, bostrykos = cure of lack of hair (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Herre.
Issue
This species is uncertain in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jul. 2010: Ref. 84883). Please send references, or more studies are needed.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: endemic to Lake Manguao, Palawan, Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.4 cm male/unsexed; (Ref. 439)
A benthic carnivore that feeds on crustaceans and fish (Ref. 13489).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Herre, A.W.C.T., 1927. The Philippine Bureau of Science monographic publications on fishes: gobies of the Philippines and China Sea. Monogr. Bur. Sci. Manila 23:1-352. (Ref. 439)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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