Diamond Watchman Goby [Valenciennea puellaris]
Description
Also known as the Pretty Prawn, Maiden, Orange Spotted Diamond, Pink Spotted, Pink-and-blue Spotted, or Singapore Shrimp Goby. It has a white body with diagonal orange stripes. It is a sand sifter and burrower, often found on sandy or rubble bottom areas in lagoons or seaward reefs in the Indo-West Pacific.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| 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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