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Maiden goby
Valenciennea puellaris
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Maiden goby
- Scientific
- Valenciennea puellaris
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 20 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 84 m (usually 10 to 30 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A pale goby marked with rows of orange spots and an orange stripe across the cheek, reaching about 20 cm. Pairs live in shallow burrows under rubble on sandy lagoon and outer reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Valenciennea-puellaris.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Valenciennea_puellaris.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.