FB-6575 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6575 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gobiiformes Gobiidae Valenciennea Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet, 1782) Vlag-swerwer Goldkopf-Schläfergrundel Blueband glider goby Blueband glidergoby Blueband goby Blue-streak goby Golden-head sleeper-goby Pennant glider Sleeper goby Gobie akahachihaze Akahachihaze Mannunni മണ്ണുണ്ണി മന്നുണ്ണി Bloso Sarangan Mano'o-sina 'O'opu Bia Ch'tsimba kombe Cohana Funna Marupayt Paku Talingkuk 丝条凡塘鳢 丝条美塘鳢 紅帶塘鱧 絲條凡塘鱧 絲條美塘鱧 红带塘鳢 金頭鰕虎 Eleotriodes strigatus (Broussonet, 1782) Gobiomorus taiboa Lacepède, 1800 Gobius strigatus Broussonet, 1782 Valencienea strigata (Broussonet, 1782) Valencienna strigata (Broussonet, 1782) Valenciennea strigata arcusbranchiae Fowler, 1946 Valenciennea strigatus (Broussonet, 1782) 1992-11-19 2014-10-20 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6575 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy RUSI specimen Locality: Sodwana Bay, Natal, South Africa. http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Vastr_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Vastr_u1.jpg Locality: Sodwana Bay, Natal, South Africa. FB-pic-6575-22121 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-06-03 2000-11-22 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6575 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Sept. 1966 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Vastr_u5.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Vastr_u5.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-6575 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-11-19 00:00:00 2025-11-21 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6575 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 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. Monogamous (Ref. 52884, 48637). Adults feed on small benthic invertebrates, fishes, and fish eggs by sifting mouthfuls of sand. Hoese, D.F. and H.K. Larson 1994 Revision of the Indo-Pacific gobiid fish genus <i>Valenciennea</i>, with descriptions of seven new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (23):71 p. (Ref. 8527) FB-DiagnosticDescr-6575 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-09-07 00:00:00 2013-12-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6575 Characterized by pale grey body color; yellowish head; bluish curved bar from below eye to opercle (Ref. 2798); thin bluish white bar on pectoral fin base; second to fourth dorsal spines prolonged as filaments in fish larger than about 4.5 cm; rounded caudal fin, longer than head; longitudinal scale series 101-126; ctenoid body scales, becoming cycloid anteriorly below first dorsal fin; head or midline of nape without scales; side of nape with scales extending forward to above or slightly before middle of opercle; fully scaled pectoral fin base and prepelvic area in adult; depth of body 4.5-5.1 in SL (Ref. 90102). Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Morphology-6575 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-09-07 00:00:00 2013-12-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6575 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 19; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 16 - 19 Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Distribution-6575 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-11-19 00:00:00 2015-10-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6575 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Sydney, Australia, including Lord Howe Island. Hoese, D.F. and H.K. Larson 1994 Revision of the Indo-Pacific gobiid fish genus <i>Valenciennea</i>, with descriptions of seven new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (23):71 p. (Ref. 8527) FB-Uses-6575 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-11-19 00:00:00 2025-11-21 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6575 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Baensch, H.A. 1992 Neue Meerwasser-Praxis. Tetra Verlag, Melle, Germany. (Ref. 7309) Baensch, H.A. 1992 Neue Meerwasser-Praxis. Tetra Verlag, Melle, Germany. (Ref. 7309) FB-LifeCycle-6575 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-11-19 00:00:00 2025-11-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=6575&StockCode=6896 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Distinct pairing (Ref. 56363). Females spawn every 13 days while males guard the eggs which are laid in a burrow for 2-3 days (Ref. 56363). Both sexes impose monogamy as a practise by guarding each other against other possible mates (Ref. 56363). Mate guarding is made possible because all males were able to hold a nest site, both sexes exhibit strong site fidelity, and residents have an advantage in contests over mates (Ref. 56363). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-6575 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-11-17 00:00:00 2008-03-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public strigata http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses 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. Monogamous (Ref. 52884, 48637). Feeds on small benthic invertebrates, fishes, and fish eggs by sifting mouthfuls of sand. Hoese, D.F. and H.K. Larson 1994 Revision of the Indo-Pacific gobiid fish genus <i>Valenciennea</i>, with descriptions of seven new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (23):71 p. (Ref. 8527) FB-Size-6575 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-11-19 00:00:00 2025-11-21 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6575 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Migration 18.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2798)); max. reported age: 1 years (Ref. 56281) Hoese, D.F. 1986 Gobiidae. p. 774-807. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 2798) Pratchett, M.S., O.A. Pradjakusuma and G.P. Jones 2006 Is there a reproductive basis to solitary living versus pair-formation in coral reef fishes?. Coral Reefs 25:85-92. (Ref. 56281) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Diseases-6575-732 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-09-16 00:00:00 2003-09-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=6575&StockCode=6896 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Metacercaria Infection (Flatworms). Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Bassleer, G. 2000 Diseases in marine aquarium fish: causes, development, symptoms, treatment. Bassleer Biofish, Westmeerbeek, Belgium, 96 p. Second edition. (Ref. 41806) FB-Habitat-6575 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-11-19 00:00:00 2025-11-21 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6575 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size reef-associated; non-migratory (Ref. 52884); marine; depth range 1 - 25 m (Ref. 48637), usually 1 - 6 m (Ref. 8527) Whiteman, E.A. and I.M. Côté 2004 Monogamy in marine fishes. Biol. Rev. 79:351-375. (Ref. 52884) Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia. p. 623-893. (Ref. 48637) Hoese, D.F. and H.K. Larson 1994 Revision of the Indo-Pacific gobiid fish genus <i>Valenciennea</i>, with descriptions of seven new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (23):71 p. (Ref. 8527)