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