Valenciennea sexguttata

Valenciennea sexguttata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Valenciennea
Species:	V. sexguttata
Binomial name
	Valenciennea sexguttata; (Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms
	Eleotris sexguttata Valenciennes, 1837; Eleotriodes sexguttatus (Valenciennes, 1837); Eleotris lantzii Thominot, 1878; Salarigobius stuhlmannii Pfeffer, 1893; Valenciennea violifera D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906; Eleotriodes pallidus Klausewitz, 1960;

Valencienna sexguttata, the chalk goby, sixspot goby, sleeper blue dot goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits bays or lagoons in waters of from 3 to 25 metres (9.8 to 82.0 ft) with silt or sand substrates with larger pieces of rock under which to burrow. This species can reach a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[1]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Valenciennea sexguttata". FishBase. June 2013 version.

External links

Photos of Valenciennea sexguttata on Sealife Collection

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Valenciennea sexguttata". FishBase. June 2013 version.

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