Blueband goby (Valenciennea strigata) fish species and information / pictures of Blueband goby - Valenciennea strigata

Blueband goby (Valenciennea strigata) fish species information

Scientific Name
Valenciennea strigata

Common Name
Blueband goby

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-19; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19. Curved bar from below eye to opercle (Ref. 2798).

Classification

Classified By
Broussonet, 1782
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Gobies (Gobiidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-Pacific
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Sydney, Australia, including Lord Howe Island.
Range
30°N - 32°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
22 °C
Water Temperature To
28 °C
Depth From - meters
1 m
Depth To - meters
25 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 25 m (Ref. 48637), usually 1 - 6 m (Ref. 8527)
Trophic Level
3.98 s.e. 0.57 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
18.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec = 60,488)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated