Valenciennea strigata

Valenciennea strigata is a species of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. Its common names include the blueband goby, golden-head sleeper goby, and pennant glider.[1] It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it can be found in outer lagoons and the seaward side of reefs. It occurs in a variety of substrates, sand, rubble, hard, at depths of from 1 to 25 metres (3.3 to 82.0 ft) (usually at less than 6 metres (20 ft)). It primarily inhabits burrows dug under rubble, using them as both a nesting site and a refuge from predators. Such burrows typically have two entrances; however, only one of them is open, as the other is covered by rubble, sand, and algae.[2] It can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. [3] It is the type species of the genus Valenciennea.[4]

Valenciennea strigata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Valenciennea
Species:	V. strigata
Binomial name
Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet, 1782)
Synonyms
Gobius strigatus Broussonet, 1782 Eleotriodes strigatus (Broussonet, 1782) Gobiomorus taiboa Lacepède, 1800 Valenciennea strigata arcusbranchiae Fowler, 1946