Blacklined Glider Goby (species: Valenciennea helsdingenii) in ALA: Lizard Island (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Valenciennea helsdingenii
Blacklined Glider Goby

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

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Distinguishing features

Elongate black spot on the first dorsal fin, two dark stripes on the body, two elongate filaments on the tail in adults (Hoese and Larson, 1994). The dorsal fin spot is conspicuous and the dark stripes extend to the tip of the tail fin.

Size

  • Up to 9 cm (Length according to Allen and Erdmann, 2012)
  • Up to 12.9 cm (Length according to Hoese and Larson, 1994)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Rarely seen. Hoese and Larson (1994) report that it is normally found in deep water and is relatively rare across its wide geographical distribution, and note: "It has been observed at Lizard Island over a flat sandy bottom at 24 m, hovering over a large pile of coral rubble and bits of shell at its burrow entrance."

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen and M.V. Erdmann, G.R. (2012). Reef fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III in: Reef fishes of the East Indies. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. LIRS catalog number 90162.

Other 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.