Little Glider Goby (species: Valenciennea parva) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Valenciennea parva
Little Glider Goby


©Anne Hoggett: Valenciennea parva in the Lizard Island lagoon entrance channel.

©Anne Hoggett: Valenciennea parva about 6 cm long, Lizard Island lagoon

©Anne Hoggett: Valenciennea parva, Lizard Island lagoon, same specimen as above

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Gobiidae
Genus Valenciennea
Species Valenciennea parva

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Pale grey with two thin yellow/orange stripes along body and a bright white stripe below the eye. May also have faint bars on body. A small species, growing to 6.5 cm.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Hoese, D.F. and H.K. Larson (1994). Revision of the Indo-Pacific gobiid fish genus Valenciennea, with descriptions of seven new species, Indo-Pacific Fishes, 23: 1-71. LIRS catalog number 715.