Bostrychus | |
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Four-eyed Sleeper (B. sinensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Eleotridae |
Genus: |
Bostrychus Lacépède, 1801 |
Type species | |
Bostrychus sinensis Lacépède, 1801 |
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Synonyms | |
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Bostrychus is a genus of sleeper gobies 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.
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus: