Ward's sleeper
Valenciennea wardii
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A goby from the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, from bays, reefs and lagoons with sandy or silty bottoms. It reaches 15 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Valenciennea wardii
- Family
- Gobiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Synonyms
- Calleleotris wardi, Eleotris ellioti, Eleotris wardii, Eleotroides wardi, Valencienna wardii, Valenciennea nigromaculata, Valenciennea phaeochalina, Valenciennea wardi
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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