Mural Goby
Valenciennea muralis
Also known as: Crosshatch Goby, Lined Goby, Mural Glider Goby, Mural Sleeper Goby, Sandsifting Goby, Sleeper Goby, Striped Goby
- Crosshatch Goby
- Lined Goby
- Mural Glider Goby
- Mural Sleeper Goby
- Sandsifting Goby
- Sleeper Goby
- Striped Goby
Overview
Found as adults in pairs or juveniles in small schools. Close to their burrows, sifting through sand with their mouths looking for food, over areas with fine sand, on coastal sand and rubble flats of shallow lagoon reefs, often close to mangroves.
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.
How to identify
- Pattern
- black spotyellow lines
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found as adults in pairs or juveniles in small schools.
Adult photos 1
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