Bostrychus microphthalmus

Bostrychus microphthalmus

A cave freshwater fish of southern Sulawesi

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Bostrychus microphthalmus is a species of fish from the family Butidae. It is endemic to Maros karst in southern Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was the first documented cave-dwelling fish in Sulawesi, but since then the brotula Diancistrus typhlops has been described from nearby Muna Island, and an additional apparently undescribed eleotrid is known from Sulawesi's Maros karst.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Bostrychus
Maximum length: 7.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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