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Bony fish

Orange-dashed Goby

Valenciennea puellaris

Also known as: Blackchin Sleepergoby, Diamond Goby, Diamond Sleepergoby, Diamond Watchman Goby, Diamondspot Goby, Gudgeon, Maiden Goby, Orange Diamond Goby, Orangedash Goby, Orange-spotted Glidergoby, Orange-spotted Goby, Orange-spotted Sleepergoby, Pretty Prawngoby, Sleeper Goby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
Adult
@fishx6 · Pixie Gardens - Coral Sea, Australia · July 20091 / 15
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Overview

Found in pairs, close to their burrows, over sandy areas, of clear lagoons and seaward reefs.
They feed on dead fish, insects, and zooplankton.

These Gobies feed by taking a mouthful of sand that is filtered through the gills for tiny creatures.
They make large homes on sandy areas below rocks, with a small entrance that is covered over at night, when predators are near these Gobies dive into the sand and swim through the sand to escape danger.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Exact location · 3
  • Country only · 12
LIVES IN

Found in pairs, close to their burrows, over sandy areas, of clear lagoons and seaward reefs.

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Adult photos 15

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusValenciennea
    7. speciesValenciennea puellaris (Tomiyama, 1956)

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    More in the family

    Gobies (Gobiidae)