WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Parva Goby

Valenciennea parva

Also known as: Gudgeon, Ladder Goby, Little Glidergoby, Little Sleeper, Little Sleepergoby, Sand Goby, Sleeper Goby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
Adult
@fishx6 · Blowholes, Carnarvon, WA, Australia · February 20141 / 3
01

Overview

Found in pairs, or small schools, sometimes sharing their burrows with other large species, around coral heads and sandy areas, over lagoons, sand flats and slopes, of coastal reefs.

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.

02

How to identify

Tap any trait to see other fish that share it.

03

Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Country only · 3
LIVES IN

Found in pairs, or small schools, sometimes sharing their burrows with other large species, around coral heads and sandy areas, over lagoons, sand flats and slopes, of coastal reefs.

04

Adult photos 3

05

Discussion

Comments are checked by a moderator before they appear.

No comments yet. Seen one, or got a question about it? Start the discussion.

    ALL STAGES
    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

    Deep dive

    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusValenciennea
    7. speciesValenciennea parva Hoese & Larson, 1994

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

    06

    More in the family

    Gobies (Gobiidae)