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Sixspot goby
Valenciennea sexguttata
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Sixspot goby
- Scientific
- Valenciennea sexguttata
- Dhivehi
- Funna
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 14 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 25 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017
Description
A pale goby with several small blue spots on the cheek, reaching about 14 cm. Pairs live in burrows under rocks in silty or sandy lagoons and bays.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives only the general name funna.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Valenciennea-sexguttata.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=7227&GenusName=Valenciennea&SpeciesNa
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Valenciennea_sexguttata-6_Spot_Sleeper_Goby.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Funna' (Latin script). FLAG: single source. FLAG: generic name for the group, not species-specific.