Valenciennea wardii

Valenciennea wardii
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Valenciennea
Species: V. wardii
Binomial name
Valenciennea wardii
(Playfair (fr), 1867)
Synonyms
  • Eleotris wardii Playfair, 1867
  • Valenciennea wardi (Playfair, 1867)
  • Eleotris ellioti F. Day, 1888
  • Valenciennea phaeochalina S. Tanaka (I), 1917
  • Valenciennea nigromaculata Herre, 1932

Valenciennea wardii, Ward's sleeper, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean in bays, reefs and lagoons at depths of from 12 to 35 metres (39 to 115 ft). It can be found on sandy or silty substrates. This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Valenciennea wardii" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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