Maiden goby
Valenciennea puellaris
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A goby from the Indo-Pacific, from sandy lagoons and outer reefs. It lives in pairs in burrows dug under rocks and feeds by sifting sand. It reaches 20 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Valenciennea puellaris
- Family
- Gobiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Synonyms
- Eleotriodes puellaris, Eleotrioides puellaris, Valencienea puellaris, Valencienna puellaris
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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