| Citation | Keith, P. and M.I. Mennesson, 2023, Review of Butis (Teleostei: Butidae) from Indo-Pacific islands with description of three new species.. Cybium 47(4):431-466. |
| Ref. | Keith, P. and M.I. Mennesson, 2023 |
| Page | 440;fig.1-3A,4;tab.3-4 |
| Named Used as Valid | Butis amboinensis |
| Comment | max length; |
| Locality | Indonesia, Ambon, RMNHnh.PisC.85037 (neotype). |
| Distribution | Western Pacific: Philippines and Indonesia (also Sunda Is.) through to Micronesia, southern Japan, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia. |
| Quote | 11.5 cm SL; |