Little Glidergoby, Little Glidergoby, Little Sleeper, Little Sleepergoby, Parva Goby
Valenciennea parva, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Differs from other Valenciennea species (glidergobies) and Amblygobius gobies by stripe pattern: 2 gold stripes along body, one starting from eye, the other from pectoral fin, and blue line on cheek under eye.
Information
Max Size: 11 cm
Depth: 1-20m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (1% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (4 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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