Orange-spotted sleeper-goby
(Valenciennea puellaris)
Classification
Species:
Valenciennea puellaris
Genus:
Valenciennea - Glider gobies
Family: Gobiidae - Gobies
Order: Gobiiformes - Gobies
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Orange-spotted sleeper-goby
Local names:
Orange-dashed goby, Maiden goby, Diamond Watchman goby
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climate:
Tropical
Valenciennea puellaris, the Orange-spotted sleeper-goby, Orange-dashed goby, or Maiden goby, Diamond Watchman goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
It inhabits lagoons and outer reefs where it occurs on sandy substrates with larger pieces of rubble to burrow under.
It can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL.
It is a prevalent fish in the aquarium hobby.
Its main diet is composed of zoo plankton and dead fish or insects.