Order Perciformes Higher classification Valenciennea | Phylum Chordata Family Gobiidae Scientific name Valenciennea puellaris Rank Species | |
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Similar Valenciennea, Goby, Valenciennea strigata, Valenciennea sexguttata, Amblygobius |
Freshwater fish valenciennea puellaris
Valenciennea puellaris, the Orange-spotted sleeper-goby, Orange-dashed goby, or Maiden goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits lagoons and outer reefs where it occurs on sandy substrates with larger pieces of rubble to burrow under. It can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. Its main diet is composed of zoo plankton and dead fish or insects.




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