Duckbill sleeper

Duckbill sleeper
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Eleotridae
Genus:	Butis
Species:	B. butis
Binomial name
Butis butis (Hamilton, 1822)

The duckbill sleeper (Butis butis) is a species of fish in the Eleotridae family. It is found in Mozambique and South Africa. It normally positions itself flush with the surface, appearing horizontal, vertical and even upside down. It uses this positioning to ambushing prey.

Source

• Skelton, P. 1996. Butis butis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.

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