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Twostripe Goby

Valenciennea helsdingenii

Also known as: Black-lined Glidergoby, Black-lined Sleepergoby, Gudgeon, Railway Glider, Railway Glidergoby, Railway Sleepergoby, Sand Goby, Sand Sifting Goby, Sleeper Goby, Twostripe Sleepergoby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
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Adult
@greatwhite · Navy Pier, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia · March 20141 / 5
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, close to their burrows, on silty, rubble strewn bottoms, over coral and rocky drop-offs 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.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
black stripesbrown stripes
Fins & Tail
fin spot
Behaviour
burrowingpairssolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Country only · 5
LIVES IN

Found singly or in pairs, close to their burrows, on silty, rubble strewn bottoms, over coral and rocky drop-offs of coastal reefs.

RANGE
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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusValenciennea
    7. speciesValenciennea helsdingenii (Bleeker, 1858)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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