Bostrychus

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{distinguish|Bostrichus}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Bostrychus sinensis.jpg

| image_caption = Four-eyed Sleeper (B. sinensis)

| taxon = Bostrychus

| authority = Lacépède, 1801

| type_species = Bostrychus sinensis

| type_species_authority = Lacépède, 1801{{Cof record|genid=484|title=Bosytrychus|access-date=22 July 2018}}

| 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:{{FishBase genus | genus = Bostrychus| month = April | year = 2013}}

References

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Category:Butidae

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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