Blueband Goby [Valenciennea strigata]
Description
The Blueband Goby, also known as the Blueband Sleeper Goby, is a sand sifting species native to the Indo-Pacific region. It has a white body with bright blue stripes running vertically down its body. This species typically dwells in sandy or rubble bottom areas and feeds on small invertebrates living in the sand.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Fish
Actinopterygii
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| Order |
Gobies
Gobiiformes
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| Family |
Eleotridae
Eleotridae
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| Genus |
Sleeper gobies
Bostrychus
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