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Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet, 1782) 
AphiaID: 219599

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Valenciennea (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Valenciennea Bleeker, 1868
Synonymised
taxa
  Eleotriodes strigatus (Broussonet, 1782)
Gobiomorus taiboa Lacepède, 1800
Gobius strigatus Broussonet, 1782
Valencienea strigata (Broussonet, 1782) (misspelling)
Valencienna strigata (Broussonet, 1782) (misspelling)
Valenciennea strigata arcusbranchiae Fowler, 1946
Valenciennea strigatus (Broussonet, 1782) (misspelling)
Sources  basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English blueband goby  [details]
Direct child
taxa

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Subspecies Valenciennea strigata arcusbranchiae Fowler, 1946 accepted as Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet, 1782)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Chagos [details]
Comores [details]
Kenya [details]
Mauritius [details]
Seychelles (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
South Africa (country) [details]
Links To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To ITIS
Note  Description: Common in clear outer lagoon and seaward reefs, over hard bottoms as well as over sand and rubble. Typical along reef-crests in depths of 1-6 m, but has also been collected from depths of 24 m. Usually seen in pairs, hovering near their burrow. Feeds on small benthic invertebrates, fishes, and fish eggs by sifting mouthfuls of sand. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219599
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet, 1782). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219599 on 2013-05-24
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