Blacklined Glidergoby

Valenciennea helsdingenii

Two reddish-brown horizontal stripes. Large black spot on the first dorsal fin.

Size : 15, max.20 cm

Habitat : On fine sand to gravel ground, 3-40 m. Usually in pairs. Digs a burrow into the sand with its mouth.

Distribution : Red Sea and East Africa to SW Japan, Palau and Marquesas in French Polynesia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Gobiiformes

FAMILY

:

Gobiidae

GENUS

:

Valenciennea

SPECIES

:

Valenciennea helsdingenii

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner