amboinensis, Eleotris Bleeker [P.] 1854:343 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 5117] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Neotype: RMNH 85037 [ex RMNH 4801]. Bleeker specimens: AMS B.7972 (1), RMNH 4801 (12). Neotype designated by Keith & Mennesson 2023:440 [ref. 40541]. •Valid as Butis amboinensis (Bleeker 1854) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:239 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:138 [ref. 25477], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:552 [ref. 25598], Allen & Coates 1990:93 [ref. 25561], Allen & Coates 1990:132 [ref. 15715], Allen 1991:153 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 1992:302 [ref. 21400], Kottelat et al. 1993:133 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:246 [ref. 23210], Allen 1997:222 [ref. 23977], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1149 [ref. 25182], Allen et al. 2000:138 [ref. 27467], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Sakai et al. 2001:106 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:1149 [ref. 26193], Larson et al. 2008:136 [ref. 29532], Allen et al. 2008:149 [ref. 30265], Motomura et al. 2010:201 [ref. 31256], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:155 [ref. 33932], Miesen et al. 2016:92 [ref. 34492], Fricke et al. 2019:268 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:20 [ref. 38603], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[7] [ref. 39245], Jamandre 2023:167 [ref. 40455], Furuhashi et al. 2023:25 [ref. 40140], Keith & Mennesson 2023:431 [ref. 40541]). Current status: Valid as Butis amboinensis (Bleeker 1854). Eleotridae: Butinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia through Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuata, Fiji and New Caledonia, north to southern Japan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.